Suggestions welcomed to get bootstrap to work

[Michael Felt]

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