Re: [Gems-users] GCC compatibility

[Abdullah Kayi <apokayi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry for the confusion, I actually didn't try to compile Opal. I was 
just trying to say that if you only need Ruby, that can be compiled 
under gcc 4.4.1 with minor changes.
~AK

Mahmood Naderan wrote:
> While making the Opal, I get these errors:
> system/pseq.h: In member function ‘cache_t* pseq_t::getDataCache()’:
> system/pseq.h:417: error: cannot  convert
> ‘generic_cache_template<generic_cache_block_t>*’ to ‘cache_t*’ in
> return
> system/pseq.h: In member function ‘cache_t* pseq_t::getInstructionCache()’:
> system/pseq.h:421: error: cannot convert
> ‘generic_cache_template<generic_cache_block_t>*’ to ‘cache_t*’ in
> return
>
> The staements are:
>   cache_t *getDataCache( void ) {
>     return (l1_data_cache);     // error line 417
>   }
>   /** get the l1 instruction cache interface */
>   cache_t *getInstructionCache( void ) {
>     return (l1_inst_cache);     // error line 421
>
> How did you correct them in 4.4.1? Please let me know.
>
> Mahmood Naderan,
>
> On 3/5/10, Abdullah Kayi <apokayi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > Just to let you know, I managed to compile Ruby with gcc 4.4.1 comes
> > with the latest Ubuntu.
> >
> > AK
> >
> > Mahmood Naderan wrote:
> >     
> > > Thanks, I will try to make two GCCs coexist with rach other.
> > >
> > > On 3/5/10, Byn Choi <bynchoi1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >       
> > > > You are not locked into using old ubuntu release just to use older
> > > > version of gcc. Different releases of gcc can coexist in a system, you
> > > > can simply drop one in in your local directory. Simply configure GEMS
> > > > to use the older gcc, look at $GEMS/common/Makefile.common.
> > > >
> > > > Personally, my system gcc is 4.1.2 while I use locally installed gcc
> > > > 3.4.6 for GEMS. Dynamically linked libraries do not need to be
> > > > compiled using the same version of gcc as the GEMS modules.
> > > >
> > > > Byn
> > > >
> > > > On Mar 5, 2010, at 1:20 AM, Mahmood Naderan wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > > > Since gcc 3.4 is very old and gcc 4.5 is coming, don't you think it is
> > > > > much better if GEMS developers try to port their codes to newer
> > > > > versions (currently 4.4.3)? That gcc means we have to use ubuntu 7.1
> > > > > (or older) or we have to place gcc 3.4 near the new one and then force
> > > > > the compiler to use 3.4. The latter may caus many confliction because
> > > > > other c++ libraries have to be downgraded too.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mahmood Naderan,
> > > > >
> > > > > On 3/4/10, Dan Gibson <degibson@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > > > > I'd hesitate to claim the gems-users list as 'official' support.
> > > > > > Inasmuch as
> > > > > > anything is 'supported', we use gcc 3.4.1 internally. I'm
> > > > > > reasonably sure
> > > > > > Ruby at least will compile with gcc 4.2. As I recall, Opal has some
> > > > > > issues
> > > > > > with modern gcc.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > Dan
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Mahmood Naderan
> > > > > > <mahmood.nt@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > > which version of GCC is officialy supported by the latest GEMS?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Mahmood Naderan
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