On Fri, 16 May 2008 15:59:58 +0200, Bram <p5p@perl.wizbit.be> wrote: > Quoting "H.Merijn Brand" <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl>: > > >> > > The problem is resolved (missing libm.a package) but perhaps > >> Configure can > >> > > test if it is installed or not? > >> > > >> > I think it would be a good idea to ensure that libm is installed. My > >> > guess is that adding it to the AIX hints file would help to head off > >> > these repeated build problems. > >> > >> Would this do? > >> --8<--- > >> --- hints/aix.sh 2007-06-22 16:56:42 +0200 > >> +++ hints/aix.sh.new 2008-04-29 17:47:47 +0200 > >> @@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ EOF > >> ;; > >> esac > >> > >> + s=`lslpp -lc bos.adt.libm >/dev/null` > >> +if [ $? != 0 ]; then > >> + echo "You cannot build perl without the bos.adt.libm package > >> installed" >&4 > >> + exit > >> + fi > >> + > >> # uname -m output is too specific and not appropriate here > >> case "$archname" in > >> '') archname="$osname" ;; > >> -->8--- I applied it anyway in change #34073 > > This suggestions still has not been applied, awaiting comments. -- H.Merijn Brand Amsterdam Perl Mongers http://amsterdam.pm.org/ using & porting perl 5.6.2, 5.8.x, 5.10.x, 5.11.x on HP-UX 10.20, 11.00, 11.11, 11.23, and 11.31, SuSE 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3, AIX 5.2, and Cygwin. http://mirrors.develooper.com/hpux/ http://www.test-smoke.org/ http://qa.perl.org http://www.goldmark.org/jeff/stupid-disclaimers/Thread Previous | Thread Next