[Gcl-devel] Re: GCL problems with binutils 2.14.90.0.8

[Camm Maguire]

Greetings!

Vadim, I'm rather suspect that binutils is the problem.  This code is
completely idle outside of 'load.  Your problems are rather in
compilation and running compiled code.  Are you sure gcc/libc were not
changed in the upgrade?  In any case, I cannot reproduce this with the
latest toolchain in Debian unstable, verified today.  Try
--enable-debug, see if the problem persists, then post a backtrace
under gdb if so.  If not, then its a gcc bug.

Take care,

"Vadim V. Zhytnikov" <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi!
> 
> A few days ago I upgraded my ALT Linux distro from
> ftp://ftp.altlinux.ru/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/Sisyphus
> repository and quickly discovered that after this
> I've got serious GCL build problem.  To be more precise
> traditional GCL builds successfully but ANSI GCL
> always fails at the same point
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Compiling PCL_DEFCLASS...
> Compiling /home/vadim/test/gcl-01/unixport/../pcl/pcl_defclass.lisp.
> 
> Error: Caught fatal error [memory may be damaged]
> Fast links are on: do (si::use-fast-links nil) for debugging
> Error signalled by FUNCALL.
> Backtrace: compiler::t1expr > system:error-set > funcall > funcall >
> funcall > GATHERING
> ; (DEFUN EARLY-COLLECT-INHERITANCE ...) is being compiled.
> ;;; The macro form (GATHERING ...) was not expanded successfully.
> No FASL generated.
> Loading binary of PCL_DEFCLASS...
> 
> Error: Cannot open the file
> /home/vadim/test/gcl-01/unixport/../pcl/pcl_defclass.o.
> ----------------------------------------------------
> 
> Similar problem occurs during Axiom build
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------
> ;; The variable |$maxSignatureLineNumber| is undefined.
> ;; The compiler will assume this variable is a global.
> ;; The variable |$docList| is undefined.
> ;; The compiler will assume this variable is a global.
> ;; The variable |$headerDocumentation| is undefined.
> ;; The compiler will assume this variable is a global.
> ; (DEFUN |postIf| ...) is being compiled.
> ;; Warning: The variable |x| is not used.
> End of Pass 1.
> End of Pass 2.
> 
> Error: Caught fatal error [memory may be damaged]
> Fast links are on: do (si::use-fast-links nil) for debugging
> Error signalled by COND.
> ----------------------------------------------------
> 
> After some investigation I'm sure that problem is due to
> upgrade of binutils from 2.14.90.0.6 to 2.14.90.0.8.
> 
> I've tried to build GCL with --disable-statsysbfd --enable-locbfd
> but in vain - the problem still persists.  So, it seems that
> new libbfd/libiberty aren't responsible.  Quite puzzling!
> 
> I'm not sure at the moment who is the real troublemaker
> here GCL or binutils but I'd like to find out before
> 2.6.2 release.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Vadim
> 
> -- 
>       Vadim V. Zhytnikov
> 
>        <address@hidden>
>       <address@hidden>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Camm Maguire                                            address@hidden
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