[daip] gcc compiler on 64bit machine & AIPS

[Hans-Rainer Kloeckner]

Dear Eric, Dear Sirs,

	I have asked our system people to install AIPS on our new 64 bit  
machine and he runs into various trouble to get the correct gcc  
compiler running on that machine. Could you please let us know if you  
know about a similar system on which gcc and AIPS has been
successfully installed (the machine and kernel specs a at the  
bottom). At the moment we have gcc 3.4.6 on the machine do you know  
if that compiler works?

Or if you can point us to a better solution that would be great.

Thanks in advanced and greetings from rainy Oxford

cheers,

Hans


> From: "Martin J. Carter via RT" <astro.it.support at astro.ox.ac.uk>
> Date: 25 May 2007 18:43:39 BDT
> To: hrk at astro.ox.ac.uk
> Subject: [astro.ox.ac.uk #7616] gcc compiler on swona & AIPS
> Reply-To: astro.it.support at astro.ox.ac.uk
>
> As reported in person, I'm having all sorts of fun building gcc-3.2.3
> under Debian etch.  I'd be grateful if you could forward this to the
> appropriate people to ask whether they've managed to run AIPS under
> Debian etch, and if so how they built a suitable version.
>
> Necessary information:
>
> System: Dual twin-core AMD Opteron 2216s
> Memory: 8GB physical
> Kernel: Linux version 2.6.18-4-amd64 (Debian 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch1)
> Dist: Debian etch (current stable) for amd64
>
> As discussed, I'd rather not revert to 32-bit mode, as there'd be
> problems with the filesystem (eg swapfile sizes).  I can of course
> give more details, eg on available gcc versions, libraries etc.
>
> -- 
> Dr M J Carter (MaJoC)
> Astrophysics IT Support



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