From: "Philip J. Mikal" <philip_mikal@...>
Date: 2005-09-09T12:57:26+09:00
Subject: Re: compiling ruby on red hat linux

Hi Nobu,

Yes, it looks like a wrapper script.

[root@server2 src]# type -a gcc
gcc is /usr/bin/gcc
[root@server2 src]# file `type -p gcc`
/usr/bin/gcc: Bourne shell script text executable

Here is the script:

#!/bin/sh

if id | grep -q gcc296; then
        #Use the compat gcc
        exec /usr/bin/gcc296 $@
elif [ -n "$GCC296" ]; then
        # Use the compat gcc
        exec /usr/bin/gcc296 $@
else
        # Use the standard gcc
        exec /usr/bin/gcc323 $@
fi

I symlinked gcc to gcc323 and now it works! 

I've run into this problem on a few boxes and they are
all Red Hat 9. I'm suprised this problem hasn't shown
up before.

Maybe there is a better way to set up the -D arg to
iconv to support legacy distros with this shell
wrapper? 

Thanks for your help!

-Philip

--- nobu.nokada@softhome.net wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> At Fri, 9 Sep 2005 11:12:52 +0900,
> Philip J. Mikal wrote in [ruby-talk:155397]:
> > It looks like my gcc is bombing out on:
> > 
> > -DICONV_INPTR_CAST="(char **)"
> 
> What is `your gcc'?  Maybe a wrapper script?
> Try:
> 
>   type -a gcc
>   file `type -p gcc`
> 
> -- 
> Nobu Nakada
> 
>