Re: [Bug-gsl] test release for 1.15

[Dr. David Kirkby]

On 04/13/11 09:03 PM, Brian Gough wrote:
> At Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:14:53 +0100,
> Dr. David Kirkby wrote:

> > A couple of comments specific to AIX about the INSTALL file.
>
>
> Thanks.  I've deleted the stuff about fprnd_t and expanded the other text to
>
>     If you get errors like
>
>      ld: 0711-593 SEVERE ERROR: Symbol C_BSTAT (entry 635) in object 
> siman_tsp.o:
>               The symbol refers to a csect with symbol number 0, which was not
>               found. The new symbol cannot be associated with a csect and
>               is being ignored.
>
>     this is due to problems with some versions of the IBM assembler.  Try
>     compiling with CFLAGS="-g0" as a workaround.  For details and other
>     solutions see https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ98134 
> and
>     http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46072

That seems fine. It will provide the necessary pointers.


Lucily AIX updates are free, even if one has no maintence contract, so if IBM do 
fix this, it will be quite easy for people to get the updates. (That said, most 
users of AIX systems will probably have them on contracts - mine just happens to 
be a rather obscure "home" computer).

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