[Linux-ia64] Re: Problem compiling latest gcc (001024 snapshot)

[Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>]

Francis Galiegue (fg@mandrakesoft.com) said: 
> I tried to get the latest snapshot of gcc on cygnus to compile... but it fails
> with this error:
> 
> /usr/src/RPM/BUILD/src/builddir/gcc/xgcc -B/usr/src/RPM/BUILD/src/builddir/gcc/
> -B/usr/ia64-mandrake-linux/bin/ -I/usr/ia64-mandrake-linux/include -O2
> -DIN_GCC    -O2 -isystem ./include  -fPIC -g1
> -DIN_LIBGCC2 -D__GCC_FLOAT_NOT_NEEDED  -I. -I../../gcc -I../../gcc/config
> -I../../gcc/../include -DL__nonlocal_goto -xassembler-with-cpp -c
> ../../gcc/config/ia64/lib1funcs.asm -o libgcc/./__nonlocal_goto.o
> ../../gcc/config/ia64/lib1funcs.asm: Assembler messages:
> ../../gcc/config/ia64/lib1funcs.asm:655: Error: Unknown opcode `mov.ret.sptk
> rp=in0,.L0'
> make[2]: *** [libgcc/./__nonlocal_goto.o] Error 1
> 
> Machine is a BigSur, A0 stepping CPU. Glibc is 2.1.3 (and 2.1.3 patch is
> applied), gcc is 2.9-ia64-000216-final. Kernel is 2.4.0-test7 with ia64 patch.
> I also tried to compile with RCS patches present in the snap directory, up to
> 031, but to no avail, still the same error. READMEs in the sources don't help.

mv /usr/ia64-mandrake-linux /usr/foo ; rebuild.

It accidentally started using the wrong assembler.

Bill