[perl #17146] Build fails under VAX-DEC-ULTRIX

On Wed Sep 11 05:58:32 2002, mitchell@manly.delconet.com wrote:
> 
> I am unable to build Perl 5.8.0 under Ultrix V4.3.
> The host is a VAXstation (not the more common MIPS
> DECstation), which gcc describes as "VAX-DEC-ULTRIX."
> gcc 2.7.2.3 is installed.
> 
> Configure runs to completion.  "make" runs for about
> eight hours, then terminates with the following error:
> 
> 
> 
> >         Making IO (static)
> >Writing Makefile for IO
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_sel.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_sel.t
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_unix.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_unix.t
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_multihomed.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_multihomed.t
> >cp lib/IO/Pipe.pm ../../lib/IO/Pipe.pm
> >cp lib/IO/Handle.pm ../../lib/IO/Handle.pm
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_dir.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_dir.t
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_xs.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_xs.t
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_linenum.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_linenum.t
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_udp.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_udp.t
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_taint.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_taint.t
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_sock.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_sock.t
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_dup.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_dup.t
> >cp IO.pm ../../lib/IO.pm
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_poll.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_poll.t
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_tell.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_tell.t
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_const.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_const.t
> >cp lib/IO/File.pm ../../lib/IO/File.pm
> >cp lib/IO/Socket/INET.pm ../../lib/IO/Socket/INET.pm
> >cp lib/IO/Socket.pm ../../lib/IO/Socket.pm
> >cp lib/IO/t/io_pipe.t ../../lib/IO/t/io_pipe.t
> >cp lib/IO/Select.pm ../../lib/IO/Select.pm
> >cp lib/IO/Socket/UNIX.pm ../../lib/IO/Socket/UNIX.pm
> >cp lib/IO/Poll.pm ../../lib/IO/Poll.pm
> >cp lib/IO/Dir.pm ../../lib/IO/Dir.pm
> >cp lib/IO/Seekable.pm ../../lib/IO/Seekable.pm
> >../../miniperl "-I../../lib" "-I../../lib"
> >../../lib/ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap ../../lib/ExtUtils/typemap
> >IO.xs > IO.xsc && mv IO.xsc IO.c
> >gcc -c    -I/usr/local/include
> >-DLANGUAGE_C     -DVERSION=\"1.20\"  -DXS_VERSION=\"1.20\"  "-I../.."
> IO.c
> >gcc -c    -I/usr/local/include
> >-DLANGUAGE_C     -DVERSION=\"1.20\"  -DXS_VERSION=\"1.20\"  "-I../.."
> poll
> >.c
> >In file included from poll.c:26:
> >/usr/include/sys/socket.h:131: redefinition of `struct linger'
> >/usr/include/sys/socket.h:172: redefinition of `struct sockaddr'
> >/usr/include/sys/socket.h:181: redefinition of `struct sockproto'
> >/usr/include/sys/socket.h:221: redefinition of `struct msghdr'
> >*** Error code 1
> >
> >Stop.
> >*** Error code 1
> >
> >Stop.
> >#
> 
> 
> Any suggestions will be very welcome.  I can provide access
> to the host for development and debugging purposes.
> 

I would imagine that there is a VAX Ultrix box alive somewhere.  Where
that might be, I would have no idea.  As I can't see a way to resolve
this ticket, I'll mark this ticket as stalled.

• [perl #17146] Build fails under VAX-DEC-ULTRIX by Steve Peters via RT
• [perl #17146] Build fails under VAX-DEC-ULTRIX by James E Keenan via RT
• [perl #17146] Build fails under VAX-DEC-ULTRIX by James E Keenan via RT