[daip] Re: Which gcc for AIPS under Fedora Core 4?

[William Junor]

Hi Eric.

   OK, I'll try this.  However, you may want to change the "Linux Compiler
Troubles" sidebar on the AIP web page to reflect this.  Currently, the
statements there (1) urge caution over gcc-3.2.3 and (2) don't mention
gcc-4.0.0.

                           Bill

> William Junor writes:
>
>  >     I want to alert you to a problem with AIPS installations under
>  >     Fedora Core 4 (FC4).  I recently installed FC4 on my machine at
>  >     home and took the opportunity to freshen my version of AIPS
>  >     (31DEC05).  The current guidance on gcc is to use gcc-2.95.3 since
>  >     the 3.x versions don't work well.
>
>             We use 3.2.3 for everything now.  It should compile on
> your system.  The 3.3.x do not work.
>
>  >
>  >     However, gcc-2.95.3 can't be compiled under FC4 --- file
>  >     lowlevellock.h at least is missing.  (I think this is supposed to
>  >     reside in /usr/include/bits .)
>  >
>  >     I tried building AIPS using the supplied version of gcc --- FC4
>  >     uses gcc-4.0.0.  My initial impression is that gcc-4.0.0 isn't
>  >     working well --- TVFLG is really rather sluggish for instance.
>  >     I'll investigate some more.
>
>            I'm suprised you got that far - 4.0 does not work.
>
> Eric Greisen
>
>  >
>  >     I don't know what the fix for compilation of gcc-2.95.3 is yet.  I
>  >     looked on the web briefly from home yesterday but did not see a
>  >     ready solution.
>  >
>  >                                        Bill
>  >
>  >
>  >
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