On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 9:22 AM Arsen Arsenović <arsen@aarsen.me> wrote:

>
> David Edelsohn <dje.gcc@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > GCC had been working on AIX with NLS, using "--with-included-gettext".
> > --disable-nls gets past the breakage, but GCC does not build for me on
> AIX
> > with NLS enabled.
>
> That should still work with gettext 0.22+ extracted in-tree (it should
> be fetched by download_prerequisites).
>
> > A change in dependencies for GCC should have been announced and more
> widely
> > socialized in the GCC development mailing list, not just GCC patches
> > mailing list.
> >
> > I have tried both the AIX Open Source libiconv and libgettext package,
> and
> > the ones that I previously built.  Both fail because GCC configure
> decides
> > to disable NLS, despite being requested, while libcpp is satisfied, so
> > tools in the gcc subdirectory don't link against libiconv and the build
> > fails.  With the included gettext, I was able to rely on a
> self-consistent
> > solution.
>
> That is interesting.  They should be using the same checks.  I've
> checked trunk and regenerated files on it, and saw no significant diff
> (some whitespace changes only).  Could you post the config.log of both?
>
> I've never used AIX.  Can I reproduce this on one of the cfarm machines
> to poke around?  I've tried cfarm119, but that one lacked git, and I
> haven't poked around much further due to time constraints.
>

The AIX system in the Compile Farm has a complete complement of Open Source
software installed.

Please ensure that /opt/freeware/bin is in your path.  Also, the GCC Wiki
Compile Farm page has build tips that include AIX

https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/CompileFarm#Services_and_software_installed_on_farm_machines

that recommended --with-included-gettext configuration option.

Thanks, David


>
> TIA, sorry about the inconvenience.  Have a lovely day.
>
> > The current gettext-0.22.3 fails to build for me on AIX.
> >
> > libcpp configure believes that NLS functions on AIX, but gcc configure
> > fails in its tests of gettext functionality, which leads to an
> inconsistent
> > configuration and build breakage.
> >
> > Thanks, David
>
>
> --
> Arsen Arsenović
>