[Bug middle-end/61577] [4.9.0 Regression] can't compile on hp-ux v3 ia64

[peter.bisroev at groundlabs dot com]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61577

--- Comment #133 from Peter Bisroev <peter.bisroev at groundlabs dot com> ---
(In reply to dave.anglin from comment #132)
> This has been reported before on net.  Maybe you should try using flex
> library.
> It provides the above symbols in its library..
Building binutils with flex library resolved this issue even when building with
aCC and ar and ranlib seem to work OK now.

> You could try rebuilding binutils with your gcc-4.7.4 build and see how it
> works out.
> Run the testsuite.
I actually did this with aCC and gcc-4.7.4 that was just built and ran the
testsuite. With both aCC and gcc-4.7.4 the exact same tests failed. Namely:

The tests are from are binutils-2.32.

- gas.log
FAIL: .file file names
FAIL: .file file names ordering
FAIL: .equ redefinitions (ELF)
FAIL: .set with expression
FAIL: good .bss / .struct data allocation directives
FAIL: gas/elf/missing-build-notes
FAIL: ia64 xdata (ilp32)
FAIL: ia64 unwind descriptors

- binutils.log (they look like gas related failures)
FAIL: assembler generated build notes
FAIL: --localize-hidden test 1
FAIL: readelf -S bintest

Are any of these tests critical and would you want me to look at them in more
detail?

> To me, the g++ test results are reasonable.  So, I would suggest you try
> building gcc-8 or trunk with gcc-4.7.4.
Got it, thanks. Will test on gcc-8.3.0.

Thanks!