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Re: emacs build failed using egcs
- To: joerg dot pietschmann at zkb dot ch
- Subject: Re: emacs build failed using egcs
- From: Jeffrey A Law <law at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 04:09:37 -0600
- cc: egcs-bugs <egcs-bugs at egcs dot cygnus dot com>
- Reply-To: law at cygnus dot com
In message <377C846E.F5A1B2C@zkb.ch>you write:
> Hi,
> emacs-20.3 fails to build if egcs-19990629 is used. It dumps core
> while unexec'ing:
>
> t384@neptun:...k/emacs-20.3>~/bin/make
> [snip]
> Loading ediff-hook...
> ((26433 . 2306) (6602 . 0) (428 . 41) 55869 48577 (7 . 5) (0 . 0))
> Finding pointers to doc strings...
> Finding pointers to doc strings...done
> Dumping under names emacs and emacs-20.3.1
> 483152 pure bytes used
> ./emacs -q -batch -f list-load-path-shadows
> make[1]: *** [emacs] Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/lis5p/t384/gnu/unpack/emacs-20.3/src'
>
> Emacs has been build using the standard CFLAGS=-g -O
> The core dump is definitely the fault of egcs, as the native compiler
> works (apart from some alloca trouble).
>
> I had the same problem quite some time ago on i386-solaris2.5.1, it may
> have the same cause (i submitted a detailed report). Is somebody working
> to fix this rather annoying error? I can provide further information if
> necessary (once i got gdb reinstalled :).
You do not mention what target you are having this problem on at the current
time. I doubt anyone will be able to offer much assistance without at least
that basic information.
You are going to have to startup emacs under the debugger and see why it is
core dumping.
Jeff