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Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [EXTERNAL] Re: Boost build vacpp on Linux (PPC)
From: Belcourt, K. Noel (kbelco_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-03-28 17:33:35


Hi Hubert,

Looks like the Sandia-vacpp-10.1 tester ran last night using gcc to
build bjam. It's beginning to look like a problem with xlc at high
optimization, does that sound plausible?

-- Noel

On Mar 28, 2012, at 8:52 AM, Hubert Tong wrote:

> Hi Noel,
>
> The bjam built with GCC on AIX and Linux PPC does not core
> immediately.
> I have not confirmed if they will work fine for a full run of the
> tests.
>
> I will try to isolate the issue if time permits.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Hubert Tong
>
> Hubert S K Tong
> IBM Canada Ltd, C2/YGH/8200/MKM
> 8200 Warden Ave, Markham ON L6G 1C7
> Canada
> E-mail: hstong_at_[hidden]
>
> <graycol.gif>"Belcourt, K. Noel" ---27-03-2012 09:43:47 PM---Hi
> Steven, On Mar 27, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Steven Watanabe wrote:
>
> From: "Belcourt, K. Noel" <kbelco_at_[hidden]>
> To: steven_at_[hidden], "Boost.Build developer's and
> user's list" <boost-build_at_[hidden]>
> Date: 27-03-2012 09:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [EXTERNAL] Re: Boost build vacpp on Linux
> (PPC)
> Sent by: boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden]
>
>
>
> Hi Steven,
>
> On Mar 27, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Steven Watanabe wrote:
>
> > On 03/27/2012 03:23 PM, Hubert Tong wrote:
> >>
> >> We have been getting this issue as well on both AIX and Linux on
> PPC.
> >
> > Okay, so this appears for xlc/PPC, right?
>
> Yes.
>
> > Does it work for other compilers on PPC?
>
> Yes, it works fine with gcc-4.1.2. The problem is specific to xlc, as
> in:
>
> ./build.sh vacpp
>
> produces
>
> bin.unknownppc/bjam
>
> which cores. Perhaps Hubert can confirm that gcc builds a good bjam?
> Steven, I lack the time tonight to debug this but will change over our
> tests to use gcc to compile bjam and that should be a short term
> workaround. I'll attempt to look at this over the weekend and answer
> your questions then.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> -- Noel
>
>
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