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  1. Snapshot 23Feb98 under Irix5 --- INSTALLATION BROKEN!!!

    Andrew Martin <martin@biochemistry.ucl.ac.uk> — 1998-02-23T15:18:15Z

    OK, here are my experiences trying to install the latest snapshot (23Feb98)
    under Irix 5.3.
    
    In summary, installation is currently BROKEN!!!!!
    
    I shall wait till installation works properly before I try another regression
    test :-)
    
    
    Andrew
    
    
    
    Installation of Snapshot 23Feb98 under Irix 5.3
    ===============================================
    
    1. .../src/template/.similar: Should say irix5 not irix
    -------------------------------------------------------
    
    *** .similar.old        Mon Feb 23 14:18:37 1998
    --- .similar    Mon Feb 23 14:13:49 1998
    ***************
    *** 13,19 ****
      i586-pc-linux-gnu=linux-elf
      i586-pc-sco3.2v=sco
      i686-pc-linux-gnu=linux-elf
    ! mips-sgi-irix=irix
      powerpc-ibm-aix3.2.5=aix_325
      powerpc-ibm-aix4.1.4.0=aix_41
      powerpc-ibm-aix4.1.5.0=aix_41
    --- 13,19 ----
      i586-pc-linux-gnu=linux-elf
      i586-pc-sco3.2v=sco
      i686-pc-linux-gnu=linux-elf
    ! mips-sgi-irix=irix5
      powerpc-ibm-aix3.2.5=aix_325
      powerpc-ibm-aix4.1.4.0=aix_41
      powerpc-ibm-aix4.1.5.0=aix_41
    
    
    
    2. configure dies (!)
    ---------------------
    Running configure, dies with the following:
    
    checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes
    checking whether struct tm is in sys/time.h or time.h... time.h
    checking for int timezone... yes
    checking for union semun... yes
    Argument expected
    
    
    
    This occurs during the check for whether gcc requires -traditional
    when I have specified --with-compiler=cc in order to use the native
    IRIX cc compiler and not gcc. (If I opt to use gcc, then I don't
    have this problem...)
    
    NOTE this bug has been introduced SINCE THE LAST SNAPSHOT I tried
    on the 11th Feb
    
    
    
    3. My expected output files for Irix have not been incorporated in 
    .../src/test/regress/expected/ :-(
    ------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    
    
    4. gmake install fails for ecpg files
    -------------------------------------
    
    The ecpg files are using 
       install -c -m 755 
    to do the installation rather than
       $(INSTALL) $(INSTLOPTS)
    
    This applies to .../src/interfaces/ecpg/include/Makefile
    and             .../src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Makefile
    
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