Re: LYNX-DEV Ultrix cc errors again

[Foteos Macrides]

Hynek Med <address@hidden> wrote:
>Thanks, Fote, for the fixes for dumb C compilers.. But the Ultrix cc and
>linker are really brainded. Todays' fotemods compiles fine, until it goes
>to the final linking phase. Then it says: 
>
>GP (null)
>ld:
>gp relocation out-of-range errors have occured and bad object file
>produced (corrective action must be taken)
>gp relocation out-of-range for small data or bss by,
>            485 in the positive direction,
>              0 in the negative direction.
>Best -G num value to compile all -count'ed objects creating lynx with is 7
>Best -G num value calculation reliable only if all
>-count'ed objects were compiled with -G num greater or
>equal to maximum size of a literal pool item (8).
>
>It produces a binary anyway, but it behaves strange (pauses a while after
>every 5 or so lines printed). I'll try to experiment with the -G option
>tomorrow, suggested -G 7 didn't help :-(. 

        I have no idea what that's all about.  Is there any way to figure
out which .c module(s) cause the "relocation out-of-range errors"?  Can
you build the development code on Ultrix with the chartrans support
included?

                                Fote

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