Re: gcj/189: can not build libgcj (internal error - SP mismatch) -- PR#155 not fixed

[Bryce McKinlay <bryce at albatross dot co dot nz>]

The following reply was made to PR gcj/189; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Bryce McKinlay <bryce@albatross.co.nz>
To: hargettp@mindspring.com
Cc: java-gnats@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject: Re: gcj/189: can not build libgcj (internal error - SP mismatch) -- 
 PR#155 not fixed
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 10:25:25 +1200

 Hi Phil,
 
 You cannot build the current cvs libgcj with gcc 2.95.2. Please checkout the latest gcc from cvs and try it with that, or take a look at
 http://sourceware.cygnus.com/java/download.html for other options. We know this is a sub-optimal situation, but we're bound by gcc release
 schedules as to when we can release a new stable gcj/libgcj combination.
 
 regards
 
   [ bryce ]
 
 
 hargettp@mindspring.com wrote:
 
 > >Originator:     Phil Hargett
 > >Release:        2.95.2 - updated from CVS on 3/30/00
 > >Organization:
 > >Environment:
 > RH Linux 6.0, i686, gcc -v 2.95.2
 > >Description:
 > The same problem reported in PR#155 is happening on my machine.  Apologies
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > 1. Download gcc 2.95.2 (core + c++ and java files)
 > 2. ./configure --prefix=/home/phil, to avoid overwriting the installed compiler
 > 2. make -- Compile gcc using default compiler on RH 6.0 (egcs-1.1.2, which reports egcs-2.91.66 on gcc -v)
 > 3. make install (puts gcc in /home/phil/bin, other support files relative to that as appropriate)
 > 4. change $PATH to put /home/phil/bin ahead of /usr/bin, to ensure that invoking gcc will invoke gcc 2.95.2, not the egcs-1.1.2 in /usr/bin
 > 5. checkout libgcj (latest as of 3/30/00)
 > 6. libgcj/configure --prefix=/home/phil (again to install in user directory)
 > 7. make -- after a *lot* of work, reports same error as PR#155 in isNegative() method of BigInteger.java