build issues on AIX - aka non-GNU environment, no gnu grep, no gcc

build issues on AIX - aka non-GNU environment, no gnu grep, no gcc

[Michael Felt]

I had a couple of issues when packaging git for AIX
a) option -Wall by default - works fine with gcc I am sure, but not so
well when gcc is not your compiler
b) needs a special (GNU) grep argument (-a from memory). This I
resolved by downloading and packaging GNU grep. However, I hope this
has not introduced a new dependency.

FYI: as I recall, the last time I build git (2.6.4 I believe) I had
neither of these problems (although I did later find I had once upon a
time packaged, just never published grep-2.22)

Also, if you wish to add my aixtools as a place to get git packaged
for AIX - just get in touch and we can exchange details.

Michael

Re: build issues on AIX - aka non-GNU environment, no gnu grep, no gcc

[Junio C Hamano]

Michael Felt <aixtools@gmail.com> writes:

> I had a couple of issues when packaging git for AIX
> a) option -Wall by default - works fine with gcc I am sure, but not so
> well when gcc is not your compiler

That is expected.  As you said, it is merely "by default" and there
are mechanisms like config.mak provided for people to override them.

> b) needs a special (GNU) grep argument (-a from memory). This I
> resolved by downloading and packaging GNU grep. However, I hope this
> has not introduced a new dependency.

Read the Makefile and find SANE_TEXT_GREP, perhaps?

Thanks for helping to spread Git to minority platforms.

Re: build issues on AIX - aka non-GNU environment, no gnu grep, no gcc

[Michael Felt]

Try again, reply all this time...


On 12-Sep-16 22:24, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Michael Felt <aixtools@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I had a couple of issues when packaging git for AIX
>> a) option -Wall by default - works fine with gcc I am sure, but not so
>> well when gcc is not your compiler
> That is expected.  As you said, it is merely "by default" and there
> are mechanisms like config.mak provided for people to override them.
>
>> b) needs a special (GNU) grep argument (-a from memory). This I
>> resolved by downloading and packaging GNU grep. However, I hope this
>> has not introduced a new dependency.
> Read the Makefile and find SANE_TEXT_GREP, perhaps?
Ah - read the manual heh?. Generally, I just download, unpack, and run 
configure.
I do not mind needing an extra tool - as long as it is only for the build.

And, since you have something about it in your (still unread) install 
Notes - it has not slipped in by accident.
>
> Thanks for helping to spread Git to minority platforms.
The link is: http://www.aixtools.net/index.php/git
I do not use it much (I prefer to package "distributed" src tarballs, 
but when testing a potential fix - git can be extremely useful!

All in all, thanks for an easy to port to a "minority" platform!