Compilation Error on 64 bit Fedora Core 3

[Tony Baylis]

Thanks Gerry,
I am using dual opterons on this machine so will go with your suggestion,
although I will keep trying for just a little longer and post a solution if
one is found.

Tony


On Tuesday 18 January 2005 10:35, Gerry Creager N5JXS wrote:
> Having fought and lost some significant battles with FC3 and 64-bit
> Opteron compiles (and SuSE, for that matter!), I'd suggest you consider
> compiling in 32-bit compatibility mode and see how it performs.  You're
> not likely to see too many benefits on this code from the 64-bit compilers.
>
> I can add this to my list of things to investigate over the next week on
> my Opteron test system, but it's not likely to get to the top of the
> heap real soon.
>
> gerry
>
> Tony Baylis wrote:
> > We are trying to upgrade our Mapserver app from 3.6.6 to the latest on a
> > new 64 bit machine using Fedora Core 3.
> >
> > After trying to install from .src.rpm and encountering issues related to
> > 64bit, I have started again using .tar.gz files for all packages except
> > those that can be installed or updated using yum, ie devel packages etc.
> >
> > The following ./configure command was used and succeeded:
> >
> > ./configure --with-jpeg --with-php=/usr/include/php/main
> > --with-php-regex-dir=/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/php-4.3.10/build-cgi/regex
> > --with-gdal --with-png --with-wmsclient --with-libwww --without-tiff
> > --with-geos --with-postgis --with-freetype --enable-force-freetype1
> > --enable-runpath
> >
> > BUT compilation (make -d) fails giving the following final output:
> >
> >      Finished prerequisites of target file `maptemplate.o'.
> >     Must remake target `maptemplate.o'.
> > gcc -c -O2 -fPIC  -Wall -DIGNORE_MISSING_DATA -DNEED_STRLCAT  -DUSE_EPPL
> >    -DUSE_GD_GIF -DUSE_GD_PNG -DUSE_GD_JPEG -DUSE_GD_WBMP -DUSE_GD_FT
> > -DGD_HAS_GDIMAGEGIFPTR -DGD_HAS_GETBITMAPFONTS     -DUSE_GDAL -DUSE_GEOS
> > -DUSE_ICONV  -DUSE_PHP_REGEX
> > -I/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/php-4.3.10/build-cgi/regex/.. -DUSE_POSTGIS
> > -I/usr/include        -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include     -I
> > maptemplate.c -o maptemplate.o
> > Putting child 0x00547bd0 (maptemplate.o) PID 5464 on the chain.
> > Live child 0x00547bd0 (maptemplate.o) PID 5464
> > gcc: no input files
> > Got a SIGCHLD; 1 unreaped children.
> > Reaping losing child 0x00547bd0 PID 5464
> > make: *** [maptemplate.o] Error 1
> > Removing child 0x00547bd0 PID 5464 from chain.
> >
> > Is this a link problem or am I way off the mark?
> > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au
>
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