From: "Brett H. Williams" <brett_williams@...>
Date: 2003-04-04T08:22:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Building Ruby on HP-UX B.11.22

On Apr  4, Daniel Berger wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Just trying to build Ruby 1.6.8 on a HP-UX system.
> 
> >uname -a
> HP-UX spe168 B.11.22 U ia64 4154295346 unlimited-user license
> 
> >gcc -v
> Thread model: posix
> gcc version 3.0
> 
> The configure portion seems ok, but when I do make it dies:
> 
> $ make
>          gcc -g -O2 -Wl,-E main.o dmyext.o libruby.a -ldld -ldl -lm   -o
> miniruby
> ld: I/O error, file "miniruby": Connection timed out
> Fatal error.
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> 
> # with gmake (3.79.1) same spot
> gcc -g -O2 -Wl,-E main.o dmyext.o libruby.a -ldld -ldl -lm   -o miniruby
> gmake: *** [rbconfig.rb] Illegal Instruction
> 
> I'm building on a testdrive system: http://www.testdrive.compaq.com/
> 
> I didn't see anything in the agreement that said building wasn't ok, so
> I don't *think* I'm being stumped by external sources.
> 
> Any ideas?

They don't have 3.2 for IA64 on the testdrive box?  It sure seems a lot of more
recent fixes in GCC have been for IA64. I'd try to get as recent as you can
with GCC for IA64.