[Bug bootstrap/13655] New: ranlib is needed on HP-UX 11.11 - error in mh-unix

[Bug bootstrap/13655] New: ranlib is needed on HP-UX 11.11 - error in mh-unix

[carsten dot traebing at de dot ina dot com]

In config/mh-hpux variable RANLIB is set to true to indicate that it is not 
needed. On HP-UX 11.11 using gcc 3.3 to compile gcc 3.3.2 and ar from binutils 
2.14 this doesn't work. ld complains about an invalid magic number. Ranlib 
exists on this system (/bin/ranlib) and is necessary to run. 

Configure indicates that ranlib is found (Output: "checking for ranlib ... 
ranlib"), but mh-frag overwrites it by "true". I can't understand why this is 
done, because configure is usally the program to determine wether ranlib exists 
or not.

If it's important wether running ranlib is necessary or not, I like to 
recommend to drop a line about this task in the INSTALL help. It took me a very 
long time to find this error because google find a large number of pages 
for "invalid magic number error: probably 64 bit library" - but no hint 
concerning ranlib...

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           Summary: ranlib is needed on HP-UX 11.11 - error in mh-unix
           Product: gcc
           Version: 3.3.2
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: bootstrap
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: carsten dot traebing at de dot ina dot com
                CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
  GCC host triplet: hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13655

[Bug bootstrap/13655] ranlib is needed on HP-UX 11.11 - error in mh-unix

[pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org]

------- Additional Comments From pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org  2004-01-12 17:44 -------
Fixed for 3.4, since this is not a regression and it comes from the autoconfizing of the toplevel, I 
am closing it as fixed for 3.4, easy work around is just to remove the file (I do not think this can be 
safely done for 3.3.3 as 3.3.3 builds with the tools included with HPUX and the change might brake 
something).

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           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |FIXED
   Target Milestone|---                         |3.4.0


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13655

[Bug bootstrap/13655] ranlib is needed on HP-UX 11.11 - error in mh-unix

[carsten dot traebing at de dot ina dot com]

------- Additional Comments From carsten dot traebing at de dot ina dot com  2004-01-20 10:56 -------
Sorry, this is not an error of mh-unix, HP doesn't need ranlib!
In my case I used a non-standard ar and I don't know this
at the time I opened this bug. So I would like to cancel this
bug.

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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13655