Re: [bug-gawk] make check fails on AIX - FYI

[arnold]

Hi.

If you can install GCC and try that, maybe you'll be OK.  Otherwise
you can try to report to IBM that there are problems with their
compiler.

Thanks

Arnold

aixtools <address@hidden> wrote:

> On 2015-08-18 8:52 PM, Aharon Robbins wrote:
> > Hi Michael.
> >
> > 1. Version of gawk you're trying to compile?  It should be 4.1.3.
> Latest and greatest
> >
> > 2. Compiler you used? GCC or AIX compiler?
> address@hidden:[/data/prj/gnu/gawk]xlc -qversion
> IBM XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 (5724-X13)
> Version: 11.01.0000.0020
>
> >
> > Please try the following
> >
> >     make clean
> >     edit the Makefile to remove any -O flags and add -g in CFLAGS
> >     recompile
> >     make check
> >
> > 3. Do the problems go away when compiled without optimization?  If so,
> >     compiler bug, report to your compiler vendor and/or try a different
> >     compiler.
> CFLAGS -- were: CFLAGS = -I/opt/include -I/opt/buildaix/include -O2 
> -DNDEBUG -D_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED=1 -DGAWK_AIX=1
>
> now
> CFLAGS = -I/opt/include -I/opt/buildaix/include -g -DNDEBUG 
> -D_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED=1 -DGAWK_AIX=1
>
> head from config.log...
> This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
> running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
>
> It was created by GNU Awk configure 4.1.3, which was
> generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
>
>    $ ./configure --prefix=/opt --sysconfdir=/var/gawk/etc 
> --sharedstatedir=/var/gawk/com --localstatedir=/var/gawk 
> --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/opt/share/info/gawk
>
> > 4. If not, please produce stack traces from GDB for the two failing cases
> >     and send them to me.
> Well, 98%...
>
> Make check passes the previous full stop:
> ...
> synerr1
> synerr2
> tradanch
> tweakfld
> uninit2
> uninit3
> uninit4
> ...
> But just "goes to sleep", i,e., the system is idle, but this is what I 
> see as output:
>
> ...
> printfbad1
> printfbad2
> printfbad3
> printfbad4
> printhuge
> procinfs
> profile0
> profile1
> profile2
> profile3
> profile4
> profile5
> profile6
> profile7
> pty1
>
> a) you are probably correct that it is a compiler error - just wish I 
> was smart enough to debug that.
> b) I do not have gdb and I am seven left thumbs when it comes to the AIX 
> debugger (dbx I believe), although kdb can supposedly look at things 
> post-mortum. Also too little experience.
> > Thanks,
> Many thanks to you!
> p.s. I am taking a vacation - no computers (not even a smart phone), so 
> my next reply will be a few weeks.
> Michael
> >
> > Arnold
> >
> >> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:23:53 +0200
> >> From: aixtools<address@hidden>
> >> To: address@hidden
> >> Subject: [bug-gawk] make check fails on AIX - FYI
> >>
> >> Build on AIX 5.3 TL7 (my standard system for packaging) builds fine, but
> >> make check fails at:
> >>
> >> substr
> >> /bin/sh: 413894 IOT/Abort trap(coredump)
> >> ./substr.ok _substr differ: byte 1, line 1
> >> make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.
> >> make: 1254-005 Ignored error code 1 from last command.
> >> swaplns
> >> synerr1
> >> synerr2
> >> tradanch
> >> tweakfld
> >> gawk: ./tweakfld.awk:41: fatal error: internal error
> >> make: 1254-059 The signal code from the last command is 6.
> >>
> >>
> >> Stop.
> >> make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.
> >>
> >> p.s. I am not subscribed to this list, so if you have questions please
> >> make sure to reply directly.
> >>
> >> Michael