Re: [GM2] More news about building gm2, on a FreeBSD machine.

[Gaius Mulley]

Hi Michel,

I've taken the liberty of CC:ing this to the mailing list as this
information might well be of much wider use:

> Michel Derosa <...> writes:

> So then.. here is the 'list' of gcc compilers i've used to try and build
> gm2 with.. and the results.. Always on an FreeBSD5.3/i386 of course :)
> 
>    GCC-Version    GM2-Source/Version  Results
>    -----------    ------------------  --------------------------------
> 
>     3.4.2           gcc-3.3.4         builds, gm2.paranoid passes,
>                                       but testsuite produces over 120
>                                       failures, and over 120 Unresolved.
>     3.4.2           gcc-3.3.5         Same results as for using 3.3.4 sources
>     3.2.3           gcc-3.3.5         builds, gm2.paranoid passes,
>                                       testsuite produces only 9 failures.
>     3.3.4           gcc-3.3.4         builds, gm2.paranoid passes,
>                                       testsuite produces only 9 failures.
>     3.3.4           gcc-3.3.5         builds, gm2.paranoid passes,
>                                       testsuite produces only 9 failures.
>     3.3.5           gcc-3.3.5         builds, gm2.paranoid passes,
>                                       testsuite produces only 9 failures.
>     3.3.6           gcc-3.3.5         builds, gm2.paranoid passes,
>                                       testsuite produces only 9 failures.
> 
> Oh and before i forget, i didn't add/change this section of the gm2.texi
> file.. but the harness is known not to work on a bsd system.. again problems
> with the scripts.. but i suspect, if there's enough demand for a 'simple'
> install/test procedure for gm2 on any BSD system, what users would demand
> is a port.

many thanks for the gm2.texi patch and for the extensive gcc/gm2 build
tests..

regards,
Gaius