[Bug bootstrap/16253] bootstrapping java does not work when using GNU binutils

["rsandifo at redhat dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Additional Comments From rsandifo at redhat dot com  2004-07-19 09:20 -------
Subject: Re:  bootstrapping java does not work when
 using GNU binutils

Georg Schwarz <geos@epost.de> writes:
>> What does "systune ncargs" say?
>
> I hope this helps:
>
> lorenz 1# systune ncargs
> [snip]
>  group: limits (dynamically changeable)
>         vnode_free_ratio = 2 (0x2)
>         maxup = 150 (0x96)
>         reserve_ncallout = 5 (0x5)
>         maxsymlinks = 30 (0x1e)
>         nprofile = 100 (0x64)
>         maxwatchpoints = 100 (0x64)
>         shlbmax = 8 (0x8)

Hmm, so ncargs must just be an IRIX 6 thing.  Is there some other way
of controlling the command-line limit?

As you'll probably have guessed, I don't have access to an IRIX 5 box
myself, so can you try to debug it a bit more at your end?  E.g., does
it fail if you cut-&-paste the failing command line into a shell?

FWIW, there are successful build reports with binutils:

    http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-testresults/2004-07/msg00761.html

Given that the failure is in a long, but otherwise innocuous, shell command,
and that that command would be shorter when not using binutils, it really
does look like a limits issue to me.  One possible workaround would be to
move the gcc sources so that the full pathname to them is shorter.

Richard


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