From: Yutaka Kanemoto <kinpoco@...>
Date: 2006-09-30T01:53:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby 1.8.5 on AIX 5.3 "ruby -v" errors

Hello Mehdi,

After upgraded to TL5, my ruby core dumped as well.
But this occurred only if the ruby was compiled by gcc. I mean, the
ruby compiled by using XL C Ver.8 did not core dumped.

The stack trace in my environment is like this:
#I omitted some dbx error...
(dbx) t
raise.raise(??) at 0xd0313754
abort.abort() at 0xd0342cb0
rb_bug(fmt = "Segmentation fault"), line 214 in "error.c"
sigsegv(sig = 11), line 537 in "signal.c"
__modinit.find_rtinit(??, ??, ??) at 0xd032af10
__modinit.__modfini() at 0xd032afa0
cuexit.exit(??) at 0xd032005c
proc_options(argc = 0, argv = 0x2ff22c30), line 776 in "ruby.c"
ruby_process_options(argc = 2, argv = 0x2ff22c28), line 1194 in "ruby.c"
ruby_options(argc = 2, argv = 0x2ff22c28), line 1521 in "eval.c"
main(argc = 2, argv = 0x2ff22c28, envp = 0x2ff22c34), line 45 in "main.c"

It seemed that my ruby core dumped after calling exit().
This might be AIX issue, I guess.

Unlike your case, I was able to compile the ruby again after upgraded
to TL5 (actually, TL5 + SP1), and it did not core dumped.
I'm using gcc 3.4.6 which I compiled using XL C, when the AIX was TL4.

Which version of gcc are you using? Where/How did you get it?
If you have XL C, it would be worth trying.

Or, contact AIX support, please.

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Yutaka KANEMOTO
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/kinpoco/