Re: Suggestions welcomed to get bootstrap to work

[Richard Earnshaw <rearnsha at arm dot com>]

You would probably be better of discussing this on gcc-help.  gcc-bugs
is rather full of bugzilla traffic and normal mails are easily missed.

Have you tried setting CONFIG_SHELL in the environment?  Also, when
running the build use something like

make SHELL=/bin/bash

R.

On 03/11/14 20:22, Michael Felt wrote:
> What I have not yet found is how to get the SHELL variable to not use
> /bin/sh because this is causing a failure immediately at the start of
> make:
> 
> root@x064:[/data/prj/gnu/gcc/objdir/gcc-4.7.4]make
> [ -f stage_final ] || echo stage3 > stage_final
> /bin/sh[3]: 0403-057 Syntax error at line 1 : `-qlanglvl=extc89' is
> not expected.
> make: *** [all] Error 2
> 
> Setting a link from /bin/sh to "bash" is just a way of breaking the
> host. I hope there is be a normal way to resolve this.
> 
> regards,
> Michael
> 
> p.s. 4.5.4 fails elsewhere - it does not come as far as 4.7.4 or 4.6.4
> 
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 9:19 PM, Michael Felt <aixtools@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I fear that after being set to "wontfix" an entry such as
>> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 will be completely
>> ignored.
>>
>>
>> That is not what I was expecting having spent nearly 8 hours yesterday
>> looking for something I may have missed.
>>
>> I do not understand how to move forward from: Don't bootstrap GCC with
>> IBM XLC. - considering that is the compiler I have.
>>
>> As I commented in the "bug" above, there are issues I have run into
>> with gcc from other sources. If it turns out there is no other way,
>> then that shall be the path forced upon me - but I prefer to research
>> and package my own so that the demands on the host finally get
>> documented - rather than libraries that step on each other and damage
>> existing programs.
>>
>> That my submission is on the "bug-list" is because that is what seemed
>> to be the correct path to submit a question. That gcc decides to never
>> include any result in the source tree is of course your choice.
>>
>> I merely wish to express my hope for some sort of assistance in moving
>> forward versus a stonewall of "don't care".
>>
>> FYI: I am trying 4.5.4 now as well, but I fear the same result.
>>
>> Maybe it is just a shell thing (e.g. needs a specific bash behavior)
>>
>> I shall continue to post, suggestions welcome.
>>
>> Michael