Re: [Boost-build] bjam define=anything produces a core dump

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] bjam define=anything produces a core dump
From: Avi Bahra (avibahra_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-11-29 05:40:25

> On Linux, and HPUX, I can successfully use:
>      bjam define=fred
>
> On AIX:
>    This produces a core dump
>
> # bjam define=PORTABLE_BINARY_ARCHIVE
> ...patience...
> ...patience...
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> # bjam -v
> Boost.Jam  Version 3.1.17. OS=AIX.
>    Copyright 1993-2002 Christopher Seiwald and Perforce Software, Inc.
>    Copyright 2001 David Turner.
>    Copyright 2001-2004 David Abrahams.
>    Copyright 2002-2008 Rene Rivera.
>    Copyright 2003-2008 Vladimir Prus.
>
> trying different variations like:
>
>    bjam define=fred -n
>    bjam -j2 -q define=bill=1
>
> have no effect, all cause a crash, it appears that bjam cant cope with
> defines on AIX?

Vladimir Prus wrote:
>>I would imagine a miscomplication. Please have bjam built with debug symbols
>>(./build.sh --debug) and produce a backtrace of the crash.

I have compiled bjam from boost 1.45 release in debug ( bjam 3.1.19)
here is what total view shows when bjam crashes:

list_new,                                                  FP=ffffffffffd32c0
var_expand,                                                FP=ffffffffffd3350
compile_list,                                              FP=ffffffffffd3a30
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd3ab0
compile_append,                                            FP=ffffffffffd3b20
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd3ba0
compile_eval,                                              FP=ffffffffffd3c10
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd3cd0
compile_if,                                                FP=ffffffffffd3d40
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd3dc0
compile_rules,                                             FP=ffffffffffd3e30
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd3eb0
compile_local,                                             FP=ffffffffffd3f20
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd3fe0
compile_rules,                                             FP=ffffffffffd4050
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd40d0
compile_foreach,                                           FP=ffffffffffd4140
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd41e0
compile_rules,                                             FP=ffffffffffd4250
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd42d0
evaluate_rule,                                             FP=ffffffffffd4340
compile_rule,                                              FP=ffffffffffd45f0
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd4750
compile_rules,                                             FP=ffffffffffd47c0
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd4840
compile_local,                                             FP=ffffffffffd48b0
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd4970
compile_rules,                                             FP=ffffffffffd49e0
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd4a60
evaluate_rule,                                             FP=ffffffffffd4ad0
call_rule,                                                 FP=ffffffffffd4d80
property_set_create,                                       FP=ffffffffffd4ee0
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd4fd0
evaluate_rule,                                             FP=ffffffffffd5040
compile_rule,                                              FP=ffffffffffd52f0
parse_evaluate,                                            FP=ffffffffffd5450
compile_append,                                            FP=ffffffffffd54c0
......

Function "list_new":
  head:                      0x14ffff1b0 -> (LIST)
  string:                    0x110aa7bb0 -> "propagated"
Local variables:
  l:                         0x00000000
  __func__:                  "list_new"

Registers for the frame:

    R0: 0x000000000000000c (12)
    SP: 0x0ffffffffffd32c0 (1152921504606663360)
  RTOC: 0x0000000110006e20 (4563430944)
    R3: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
    R4: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
    R5: 0x0fffffffffffffe0 (1152921504606846944)
    R6: 0x800000000000f0b2 (-9223372036854714190)
    R7: 0x3000000000000000 (3458764513820540928)
    R8: 0x00000000000016b0 (5808)
    R9: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
   R10: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
   R11: 0xf00000002ff47600 (-1152921503802296832)
   R12: 0x00000001000080fc (4295000316)
   R13: 0xbadc0ffee0ddf00d (-4982089500409860083)
   R14: 0x0000000000000002 (2)
   R15: 0x0fffffffffffbe30 (1152921504606830128)
   R16: 0x0fffffffffffbe48 (1152921504606830152)
   R17: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
   R18: 0x0ffffffffffffed0 (1152921504606846672)
   R19: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
   R20: 0xbadc0ffee0ddf00d (-4982089500409860083)
   R21: 0xbadc0ffee0ddf00d (-4982089500409860083)
   R22: 0xbadc0ffee0ddf00d (-4982089500409860083)
   R23: 0xbadc0ffee0ddf00d (-4982089500409860083)
   R24: 0xbadc0ffee0ddf00d (-4982089500409860083)
   R25: 0xbadc0ffee0ddf00d (-4982089500409860083)
   R26: 0xbadc0ffee0ddf00d (-4982089500409860083)
   R27: 0xbadc0ffee0ddf00d (-4982089500409860083)
   R28: 0xbadc0ffee0ddf00d (-4982089500409860083)
   R29: 0x0000000110e177b0 (4578178992)
   R30: 0x0000000100029c58 (4295138392)
   R31: 0x0000000110000c10 (4563405840)
  INUM: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
    PC: 0x100008140 (list_new+0xe0)
  SRR1: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
    LR: 0x1000080fc (list_new+0x9c)
   CTR: 0xffffffffffffffff (-1)
    CR: 0x0000000053242359 (1394877273) (0>SO,1=SO,2=,3>,4=,5=SO,6>SO,7<SO)
   XER: 0x00000000e00fffff (3759144959) (STC:0x1f,SL:127,SO+OV+CA)
   DAR: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
    MQ: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
   MSR: 0xa00000000000d0b2 (-6917529027641028430) (SF+EE+PR+ME+IR+DR+RI)
  SEG0: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SEG1: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SEG2: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SEG3: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SEG4: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SEG5: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SEG6: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SEG7: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SEG8: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SEG9: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SG10: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SG11: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SG12: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SG13: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SG14: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SG15: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SCNT: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SAD1: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SAD2: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SCD1: 0x0000000000000000 (0)
  SCD2: 0x0000000000000000 (0)

   Best regards,
Ta,
    Avi