[Bug c++/51824] Error during the Compile step while upgrading the Apache from 1.3.34 to 2.0.59

[redi at gcc dot gnu.org]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51824

Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Target|                            |powerpc-aix5.3
           Severity|major                       |normal

--- Comment #1 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-01-11 14:01:04 UTC ---

Please stop setting severity=major, just because you can't compile something
doesn't indicate a serious bug in the compiler.


(In reply to comment #0)
> During the compile step we are getting the follwoing error.
> 
> ld: 0711-738 ERROR: Input file strings/.libs/apr_cpystrn.o:
>         XCOFF32 object files are not allowed in 64-bit mode.
> collect2: ld returned 8 exit status
> make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.

An error from ld means it's during the link step, not the compile step.

> Although , we have already set enviroment variable OBJECT_MODE to 64

why do you think it's a gcc bug?

My guess would be a bug in the apache makefiles