[tbox-l] AIX 5.2 - libc.a issues...

[Scott F. <SFl...@ab...>]

Hi!  After some researching and debugging, I came to the conclusion that
there is some issues with the AIX's libc.a file. =20

Problem #1 - When I tried to compile OpenSSL, the compiler hung. So, a
simple testcase here that produce this problem.

--snip--
# gcc -0 aix_ppc32.o aix_ppc32.s
--snip--

Then I ran the debugger and got this.

--snip--
(gdb) backtrace
#0 0xd022cf18 in wait()
#1 0xffffffff in ?? () from (unknown load module)
--snip--

The wait() is found in the AIX's libc.a file.



Problem #2 - When I tried to run the GNU Sed command, it got hung. So, a
simple testcase here that produce the problem.

--snip--
# export install_sh=3D'/usr/local/src/sed-4.1.5/config/install-sh'
# sed -e "install_sh=3D$install_sh" > zz_blank.txt
--snip--

When I ran the debugger, I got this.

--snip--
(gdb) backtrace
#0 0xd01e62c8 in read()
#1 0xffffffff in ?? () from (unknown load module)
--snip--

The read() is found in the AIX's libc.a file.

Problem #3 - When I tried to run both the AIX's sed and the GNU's Sed,
they still got hung.  So, a simple testcase here used by both of them
that produce the problem.

--snip--
# sed -e 'ls/^X//'
--snip--

When I ran the debugger, I got this.

--snip--
(gdb) backtrace
#0 0xd01e62c8 in read()
#1 0xffffffff in ?? () from (unknown load module)
--snip-

How come we have this problem? What's the solution to these problems. I
am unable to build the web server (GNU softwares) on it's own without
doing some of the source code hacking.

Thanks...

=20