Re: Mac Intel Leopard guile 1.8.4 link fails

[Roger Mc Murtrie]

On 24/02/2008, at 8:53 PM, Neil Jerram wrote:

> Roger Mc Murtrie <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Mac OSX 10.5.2
> >
> > ./configure
> > make
> >
> > Link failed at
> > gcc -dynamiclib  -o .libs/libguile.17.1.2.dylib .....
> >
> > ld: warning codegen in ___gmpn_popcount (offset 0x00000007) prevents
> > image from loading in dyld shared cache
> > ld: warning codegen in ___gmpn_popcount (offset 0x0000000E) prevents
> > image from loading in dyld shared cache
> > ld: warning codegen in ___gmpn_popcount (offset 0x00000015) prevents
> > image from loading in dyld shared cache
> > ld: warning codegen in ___gmpn_hamdist (offset 0x00000007) prevents
> > image from loading in dyld shared cache
> > ld: warning codegen in ___gmpn_hamdist (offset 0x0000000E) prevents
> > image from loading in dyld shared cache
> > ld: warning codegen in ___gmpn_hamdist (offset 0x00000015) prevents
> > image from loading in dyld shared cache
> > ld: absolute addressing (perhaps -mdynamic-no-pic) used in
> > ___gmpn_add_n from /usr/local/lib/libgmp.a(add_n.o) not allowed in
> > slidable image
> > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> > make[3]: *** [libguile.la] Error 1
> > make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
> > make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> > make: *** [all] Error 2
>
> Hi Roger,
>
> Thanks for reporting this.  I was just wondering if this is a
> regression since 1.8.3 - i.e. a problem that we've introduced by
> something between 1.8.3 and 1.8.4.
>
> As far as I remember, the 1.8.3 Leopard build was blocked by "64" API
> problems, but I think you managed to work around those.  If you can
> still remember, did the build then complete?
>
> If it did complete, I guess this must be a regression.
>
> Regards,
>    Neil

Hi Neil,
	We ended up building 1.8.3 successfully with Leopard using ./ 
configure without any switches etc.
The 64 problem was avoided,  I think, by not defining HAVE_STAT64  in  
the config.h.in file:
/* Define to 1 if you have the `stat64' function. */
/* #undef HAVE_STAT64 */
The generated 1.8.3 then contained
/* Define to 1 if you have the `stat64' function. */
/* #undef HAVE_STAT64 */

The supplied 1.8.4 config.h.in file has
/* Define to 1 if you have the `stat64' function. */
#undef HAVE_STAT64

and
/* Define to 1 in order to try to use "64" versions of system and  
library
   calls. */
#undef GUILE_USE_64_CALLS
which I seem to recall had to do with a proposed solution for Mac OSX?

But the 1.8.4 config.h has
/* Define to 1 if you have the `stat64' function. */
#define HAVE_STAT64 1

I tried running autoconf but configure still generated a config.h with
#define HAVE_STAT64 1

I'll try changing config.h to
#undef HAVE_STAT64
I'll let ypu know the result.

Fortunately, I still have the 1.8.3 build files.

Regards
Roger