iconv compile issue Irix5.3

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iconv on IRIX IRIS 5.3 11091812 IP22 mips


IRISlibiconv-1.9.22:16pm(133)space/stuff/libiconv-1.9.2>:make check
cd lib && make all
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/space/stuff/libiconv-1.9.2/lib'
/bin/sh ../libtool --mode=compile gcc -I. -I. -I../include -I./../include -I/usr/local/include -O2 
-DLIBDIR=\"/usr/local/lib\" -DENABLE_RELOCATABLE=1 -DIN_LIBRARY 
-DINSTALLDIR=\"/usr/local/lib\" -DNO_XMALLOC 
-Dset_relocation_prefix=libiconv_set_relocation_prefix -Drelocate=libiconv_relocate -DHAVE_CONFIG_H 
-c ./iconv.c
gcc -I. -I. -I../include -I./../include -I/usr/local/include -O2 
-DLIBDIR=\"/usr/local/lib\" -DENABLE_RELOCATABLE=1 -DIN_LIBRARY 
-DINSTALLDIR=\"/usr/local/lib\" -DNO_XMALLOC 
-Dset_relocation_prefix=libiconv_set_relocation_prefix -Drelocate=libiconv_relocate -DHAVE_CONFIG_H 
-c ./iconv.c  -DPIC -o .libs/iconv.o
libmld--as0: Error: ./iconv.c, line 2:cannot write pfield
make[1]: *** [iconv.lo] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/space/stuff/libiconv-1.9.2/lib'
make: *** [all] Error 2


Hits on google suggect /tmp running out of space however this is not a issue, 
Anyone have any suggestions to why I cant seem to compile this ? 

Best regards.