libc.a issues...

[fletchsod]

Hi! When I tried to compile OpenSSL, the compiler hung. So, I build a simplier testcase that produce this problem.

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# gcc -0 aix_ppc32.o aix_ppc32.s
--snip--

Then I ran the debugger and got this.

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(gdb) backtrace
#0 0xd022cf18 in wait()
#1 0xffffffff in ?? () from (unknown load module)
--snip--

The wait() is found in the AIX's libc.a file.

I also had another issue where the Sed got hung. With this simple testcase used by GNU Sed,

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# export install_sh='/usr/local/src/sed-4.1.5/config/install-sh'
# sed -e "install_sh=$install_sh" > zz_blank.txt
--snip--

When I ran the debugger, I got this.

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(gdb) backtrace
#0 0xd01e62c8 in read()
#1 0xffffffff in ?? () from (unknown load module)
--snip--

The read() is found in the AIX's libc.a file.

When I tried both the AIX’s sed and the GNU’s Sed, the Sed got hung. The simple testcase here used by both of them returned the same errors.

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# sed –e ‘ls/^X//’
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When I ran the debugger, I got this.

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(gdb) backtrace
#0 0xd01e62c8 in read()
#1 0xffffffff in ?? () from (unknown load module)
--snip—

Why do we have this problem? What's the solution to these problems. I am unable to build the web server (GNU softwares) on it's own without doing some hacking on some of the files.

Thanks...

 

[mrn]

Do you have the path to libc.a in you LD_LIBRARY_PATH?



Mike

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[fletchsod]

Well, the libc.a is the AIX's library file in /usr/lib. No, I don't need the LD_LIBRARY_PATH because I was able to compile those source code successfully on it's own in AIX 4.3. Something is being changed to the AIX's O/S between AIX 4.3 and 5.2 that cause this problem in the first place.

 

[mrn]

What maintenace level are you at?

oslevel -r

There were problems with early versions of liba.c in 5.1 which were fixed in later maintenance releases.

Also this seems to be a similar problem

http://www.mail-archive.com/openssl-dev@openssl.org/msg20569.html

Mike

"A foolproof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block of marble, then you chip away everything that doesn't look like an elephant."

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