rmilner@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Ruth Milner) (07/11/90)
Since upgrading to SunOS 4.1, and reinstalling Fortran 1.2 (using the installation fixes in the 4.1 Release Notes), we have found that Fortran no longer wishes to compile pic (position-independent code) on our 3/60's, and possibly our SPARCstations as well, though that hasn't been tested yet. It issues a warning: "ignoring -pic option", compiles quietly, then fails on the ld because the libraries it is linking to were compiled with -pic in effect. This is the same code which at 4.0.3 builds fine. I can't find anything in the Release Notes that indicates changes in pic support. Has anybody seen this sort of behavior with this combination of software? FYI, the 3/60 this was tested on is a diskless client of a Solbourne running 4.0C, with local swap and code/data partitions. I doubt that the Solbourne has anything to do with it, since when this system ran 4.0.3 its server was a Convex C-1, and there were no problems. I have had to go back to running it at 4.0.3 off the Convex until the problem can be cleared up. I'd be tempted to think that Fortran 1.2 isn't supported under 4.1 if it weren't for the fact that the 4.1 Release Notes tell you how to install it. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Also, comments on exactly what bugs are in Fortran 1.3 would also be useful. It's not clear whether getting Fortran 1.3 would solve this problem without creating new ones. Thanks. Ruth Milner Systems Manager NRAO/VLA Socorro NM rmilner@zia.aoc.nrao.edu