Hi, trying to build gcc-4.4.0 breaks on AIX-5.3 (4.3.3 build worked fine with same setup), the small patch below works around the AIX limitations:
/usr/local/bin/bash ./libtool --tag=CC --mode=link /scr/os-aix53/koenig/gcc-4.4.0-1/ARENA/32/./gcc/xgcc ... libtool: link: /scr/os-aix53/koenig/gcc-4.4.0-1/ARENA/32/./gcc/nm -B -X32_64 -BCpg .libs/backtrace.o .libs/compile_options.o ... libtool: link: /scr/os-aix53/koenig/gcc-4.4.0-1/ARENA/32/./gcc/xgcc -B/scr/os-aix53/koenig/gcc-4.4.0-1/ARENA/32/./gcc/ ... ./libtool: line 7838: /scr/os-aix53/koenig/gcc-4.4.0-1/ARENA/32/./gcc/xgcc: Arg list too long gmake[3]: *** [libgfortran.la] Error 126 gmake[3]: Leaving directory `/scr/os-aix53/koenig/gcc-4.4.0-1/ARENA/32/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/libgfortran' the actual command line is ~11 Kbytes. part of the problem is the large amount of environment variables which sum up with the arg list on AIX (from within make/build): env | wc 232 540 15090 here is a list of the environment vars before calling libtool in make with the lenght of this var first, sorted ... 345 CC_FOR_TARGET=... 355 GFORTRAN_FOR_TARGET=... 917 CXX=... 928 CXX_FOR_TARGET=... 4668 MAKEFLAGS=w -- DESTDIR= RPATH_ENVVAR=LD_LIBRARY_PATH TARGET_SUBDIR=powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0 bindir=/usr/local/gcc-4.4.0/bin ... just cleaning up MAKEFLAGS (saving 4.5K) is enough (for now;) to get libtool/gcc running and exec'ing with that long arg list: --- 8< ------ 8< ------ 8< ------ 8< ------ 8< ------ 8< ------ 8< --- --- gcc-4.4.0-1/ARENA/32/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/libgfortran/Makefile~ 2009-04-21 23:47:30.464236803 +0200 +++ gcc-4.4.0-1/ARENA/32/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/libgfortran/Makefile 2009-04-22 11:34:28.867828549 +0200 @@ -1776,9 +1776,9 @@ rm -f "$${dir}/so_locations"; \ done libgfortran.la: $(libgfortran_la_OBJECTS) $(libgfortran_la_DEPENDENCIES) - $(libgfortran_la_LINK) -rpath $(toolexeclibdir) $(libgfortran_la_LDFLAGS) $(libgfortran_la_OBJECTS) $(libgfortran_la_LIBADD) $(LIBS) + MAKEFLAGS="" $(libgfortran_la_LINK) -rpath $(toolexeclibdir) $(libgfortran_la_LDFLAGS) $(libgfortran_la_OBJECTS) $(libgfortran_la_LIBADD) $(LIBS) libgfortranbegin.la: $(libgfortranbegin_la_OBJECTS) $(libgfortranbegin_la_DEPENDENCIES) - $(LINK) -rpath $(myexeclibdir) $(libgfortranbegin_la_LDFLAGS) $(libgfortranbegin_la_OBJECTS) $(libgfortranbegin_la_LIBADD) $(LIBS) + MAKEFLAGS="" $(LINK) -rpath $(myexeclibdir) $(libgfortranbegin_la_LDFLAGS) $(libgfortranbegin_la_OBJECTS) $(libgfortranbegin_la_LIBADD) $(LIBS) mostlyclean-compile: -rm -f *.$(OBJEXT) --- 8< ------ 8< ------ 8< ------ 8< ------ 8< ------ 8< ------ 8< --- thanks, Harald Koenig -- "I hope to die ___ _____ before I *have* to use Microsoft Word.", 0--,| /OOOOOOO\ Donald E. Knuth, 02-Oct-2001 in Tuebingen. <_/ / /OOOOOOOOOOO\ \ \/OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO\ \ OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO|// Harald Koenig \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ science+computing ag // / \\ \ koe...@science-computing.de ^^^^^ ^^^^^ -- Vorstand/Board of Management: Dr. Bernd Finkbeiner, Dr. Roland Niemeier, Dr. Arno Steitz, Dr. Ingrid Zech Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats/ Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Michel Lepert Sitz/Registered Office: Tuebingen Registergericht/Registration Court: Stuttgart Registernummer/Commercial Register No.: HRB 382196