[comp.lang.c++] problems compiling GNU C++ 1.18.0 on a Sun

mwette@newton.ucsb.edu (Matt Wette) (02/23/88)

This is a follow up to a previously posted article where I stated I had
problems compiling GNU C++ 1.18.0.  The problem is due to what seems to
be a bug in sunpro.

I was compiling GNU C++ 1.18.0 on a Sun 3/280 running SunOS 3.4 with sunpro.  
	
Look at the following output:

% cc -E lex.c | fgrep obstack_free
   .................... : (int) _obstack_free ((&inline_text_obstack), .....
                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

% cc -E lex.c | fgrep obstack_begin
 _obstack_begin ((&inline_text_obstack), 4096 - 4, 4, xmalloc, free);
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

% nm lex.o | fgrep obstack
         U __obstack_begin
         U __obstack_newchunk
00003c48 b _inline_text_obstack
         U _obstack_free			<---- yech!

Notice the difference in the number of underscores preceeding
"obstack_free" and "obstack_begin".  The preprocessor put one on
both but the compiler put two on "obstack_begin" (correct) and one
on "obstack_free" (incorrect).

Now look at the following

% nm obstack.o | fgrep obstack
00000004 C __obstack
00000000 T __obstack_begin
00000132 T __obstack_free
00000088 T __obstack_newchunk


I again compiled lex.c on a SunOS3.4 system without sunpro to get

% nm lex.o | fgrep obstack
         U __obstack
         U __obstack_begin
         U __obstack_free			<---- yeah!
         U __obstack_newchunk
0000401c b _inline_text_obstack

The correct thing!  GNU C++ now compiles!

Thanks to all who responded.

Matt
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