[daip] Failure to compile PP

[Eric Greisen]

Sally Laurent writes:
 > Hi Eric,

 > I didn't mention this before, but it is a RedHat 9 system, so I suppose I
 > could use the 3.2.2 compilers, but since they don't have the full NRAO
 > stamp of approval, I'd rather stay away from them.

        No - in fact you said it was a 7.1 system.  RedHat 9 systems
CANNOT use compilers compiled for RedHat 7 systems.  Use the 3.2.2 -
we do on all RedHat 9.  RedHat 9 systems can run load modules build on
RH 7 systems but cannot build them with a compiler especially compiled
for RH 9.

Eric Greisen

 > 
 > 
 > >It seems to be pointing to several different paths
 > >
 > >/usr/local/gcc-295/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu   etc etc
 > >
 > >/usr/local/gcc-295/bin/g77    (I would expect /usr/local/gcc-295/lib.*
 > >                               with this)
 > >
 > >/usr/local/src/gcc-2.95.3/i686-pc-linux-gnu/2.95.3/ etc etc
 > >
 > >Do you have $LD_LIBRARY_PATH set?
 > 
 > I've tried it with LD_LIBRARY_PATH set to various things and with no 
 > LD_LIBRARY_PATH set at all.  I get the same errors.  Maybe there's some
 > permutation of the library path setting I should try but I haven't...any
 > suggestions?
 > 
 > >OUr system guru says that the first make command in our instructions
 > >should really be 
 > >
 > >make bootstrap
 > >
 > >Without that, the make uses the existing compilers ("2.96" I suppose)
 > >to compile the system.  With it, the system is recompiled with itself
 > >twice and checked.  We have not had problems before without the
 > >bootstrap but your system may be more complex...
 > 
 > Hmmm...okay.  I suppose that could be the case, but like I said above, the
 > 2.95.3 compilers were installed years ago and I've used them before to
 > install AIPS, although never on a RedHat 9 system before...(the 2.95.3
 > compilers are installed on a central, networked linux box).
 > 
 > Does this information help at all in figuring out what's going on?  I'm just
 > stumped...
 > 
 > 						-Sally
 >