Bugs on binutils - verious SUNs . . .

[Peter Klein]

Hi Folks,

tonite I tried to compile the new version of binutils (2.16.1)
on various SUN-Workstations without success.

(1) First of all, there saemas to be a bug, if you use
    "./configure --prefix /usr/gnu"
    
    I got errors when typeing "make" in the sub directories
    "bfd" and "libiberty".
    
    I tried to work around that by going directly into the
    sub dirs and type  "./configure --prefix /usr/gnu" there

(2) Question: Why is'nt there an uninstall feature, to get rid
    of previous releases?


Here are the details, and failures:

SUN OS 4.1.4
============

SS5, 170 MHZ with gcc 2.95.3 (/usr/gnu/bin/gcc)
Failure, see enclosure (BinU_SunOS414.gz)!

binutils-2.16 -> I gave up with the "--prefix" in the config.
The problem is reported above!

binutils-2.15 -> I gave up with the "--prefix" in the config.
The problem is reported above!

binutils-2.14 -> succeeded!
(As already before in 11/2002!!!)

Solaris 5.8
===========

With the following hacks arround the "--prefix" bug I finally succeeded:

cd bfd
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu
cd ..
cd gas
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu
cd ..
cd gprof
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu
cd ..
cd intl
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu
cd ..
cd libiberty
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu
cd ..
cd opcodes
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu
cd ..
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu

Solaris 5.9
===========

With the following hacks arround the "--prefix" bug I finally succeeded:

cd bfd
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu
cd ..
cd gas
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu
cd ..
cd gprof
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu
cd ..
cd intl
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu
cd ..
cd libiberty
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu
cd ..
cd opcodes
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu
cd ..
./configure --prefix /usr/gnu


OpenBSD 3.4
===========

binutils-2.16.1 -> I gave up with the "--prefix" in the config.
The problem is reported above!

binutils-2.16 -> I gave up with the "--prefix" in the config.
The problem is reported above!

binutils-2.15 -> I gave up with the "--prefix" in the config.
The problem is reported above!

binutils-2.14 -> succeeded!


OpenBSD 3.6
===========

Ultra5, 270 MHZ with gcc 3.3.2 (/usr/bin/gcc)
Failure, see enclosure (BinU_OBSD36.gz)!

binutils-2.16 -> I gave up with the "--prefix" in the config.
The problem is reported above!

binutils-2.15 -> I gave up with the "--prefix" in the config.
The problem is reported above!

binutils-2.14 -> succeeded!
(As already before in 11/2002!!!)

(This is already included in the original OBSD 3.6 delivery)




Strange Question:
=================

When will there be a stable verion arround?
May I help you on the way to that?


Kind Regards from bloody Old Germany

Peter Klein

BinU_OBSD36.gz
Description: BinU_OBSD36.gz

BinU_SunOS414.gz
Description: BinU_SunOS414.gz