Re: [Gcl-devel] Maxima 5.9 CVS with new GCL successfull buld

[Vadim V. Zhytnikov]

Camm Maguire:
> Hi Vadim!  I fixed (I believe) that error you were seeing with
> building maxima cvs with gcl/bfd.  Please give it a whirl.  
>
> In general, I cannot see a way to seek to the end of an object file
> via bfd, which means that we need to retain the SEEK_TO_END_OFILE
> (target specific) macro for now, alas.  Any ideas here most welcome.
>
> Take care,

Now gcl in all flawors works fine with Maxima 5.6 but with 5.9.0 CVS
I still have troubles but in another place. Now something is
wrong with f2c and clearly bfd is involved:
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;      - Compiling module "f2cl-lib"
;        - Compiling source file "numerical/f2cl-lib.lisp"
Compiling numerical/f2cl-lib.lisp.
; (DEFUN IFIX ...) is being compiled.
;; Warning: INT (in lisp package) is called as a function--not yet defined
; (DEFUN IDFIX ...) is being compiled.
;; Warning: INT (in lisp package) is called as a function--not yet defined
; (DEFUN MAX1 ...) is being compiled.
;; Warning: INT (in lisp package) is called as a function--not yet defined
End of Pass 1.
End of Pass 2.
OPTIMIZE levels: Safety=0 (No runtime error checking), Space=0, Speed=3
Finished compiling binary-gcl/numerical/f2cl-lib.o.

;        - Loading binary file "binary-gcl/numerical/f2cl-lib.o"
Loading binary-gcl/numerical/f2cl-lib.o
tan is undefined
Error in FUNCALL [or a callee]: Cannot get relocated section contents


Fast links are on: do (use-fast-links nil) for debugging
Broken at CONDITIONS::CLCS-LOAD.  Type :H for Help.
 1 (Continue) Retry loading file "binary-gcl/numerical/f2cl-lib.o".
 2 (Abort) Return to top level.
dbl:>>
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Best wishes,

Vadim