Re: [Boost-build] broken toolchain gcc + HP/UX-PA RISC -> ticket 1228with patches

From: Oliver.Kowalke_at_[hidden]
Date: 2007-09-21 02:02:24

Hello Boris,
nice from you that you are dealing with this topic.

> I use modified gcc.jam for testing Boost on HP-UX/ia64 with 
> gcc 4.2.1. The results are available on the web, see column: 
> "HP-UX_ia64_gcc". While some tests fail, no failure can be 
> attributed to a problem in gcc.jam. This jamfile also seems to work on
> PA-RISC: I did some limited testing -- setup phase of 
> regression.py -- and all the programs that are supposed to be 
> built at this stage have been successfully built. I don't 
> have the resources to do full testing on PA-RISC. On both 
> platforms, my user-config.jam has just:
> 'using gcc ;'

I'll test your modified gcc.jam on PA-RISC (HP/UX 11.11) soon.

> Attached patch shows what I've done. Like patch in ticket 
> #1228, it implements the suggestion in 
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build/15598 
> Unlike patch in ticket #1228, it makes sure that '-static' 
> option and soname is not used on HP-UX.
> The latter eliminates "ld: (Warning) Can't hide symbol ..." 
> warnings mentioned
> in:
> http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2007/09/127035.php 
> There are other differences.

OK - I could not resolve the "ld: (Warning) Can't hide symbol ..."
warnings.

> Should I add the patch below to the ticket #1228? Should I 
> commit it and, then, if testing on PA-RISC reveals some 
> problem we can modify gcc.jam accordingly? From tests results 
> on HP-UX/ia64, this patch works just fine on this platform, 
> so, if any change is needed, most likely it will be to 
> address some problem specific to PA-RISC.
> 
> When replying to this mail, please, cc me on the reply: 
> boris.gubenko_at_[hidden] I know for sure that I don't get all 
> messages from boost-build list.
> 
> Thanks,
>   Boris

Thanks, Oliver