Cannot Compile GCC 9.3 on AIX 6.1 -- ar: 0707-108 File .libs/libmpn.a is not an archive file.

[Kai Ruottu]

> Kai Ruottu kirjoitti 4.11.2020 klo 2.41:
>
> This was forgotten in the error notifications :
>
> Usage: ranlib [-t] [-X {32|64|32_64}] [--] file ...
>
> When I looked in the 'gcc-9.3.0/configure' there was this :
>
> *-*-aix4.[3456789]* | *-*-aix[56789].*)
>     # nm and ar from AIX 4.3 and above require -X32_64 flag to all ar 
> and nm
>     # commands to handle both 32-bit and 64-bit objects.  These flags are
>     # harmless if we're using GNU nm or ar.
>     extra_arflags_for_target=" -X32_64"
>     extra_nmflags_for_target=" -B -X32_64"
>     ;;
>
> Why this wasn't forwarded into your Makefile(s) is one question... How 
> did
> you configured your GCC build when the '*-*-aix[56789].*' template 
> didn't match
> to your $host/$target name?
>
The thread from August could give some hints...

http://gcc.1065356.n8.nabble.com/Compiling-GCC-10-2-on-AIX-7-2-td1728174.html