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[PATCH] Add an FAQ.in about `make' fail in sunrpc (running rpcgen).


On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 12:06:48PM -0700, Uttam Pawar wrote:
> Illegal instruction
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/pawar/glibc/libc/sunrpc'
> make[1]: *** [sunrpc/others] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/pawar/glibc/libc'
> make: *** [all] Error 2

I think this question comes up enough that it could be added to the FAQ.
After that I will redirect people to the FAQ. What do you think?

2005-04-08  Carlos O'Donell <carlos@baldric.uwo.ca>

	* FAQ.in: Explain why `make' might fail running rpcgen.

Index: FAQ.in
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/glibc/libc/FAQ.in,v
retrieving revision 1.136
diff -u -p -r1.136 FAQ.in
--- FAQ.in	10 Aug 2004 03:00:24 -0000	1.136
+++ FAQ.in	8 Apr 2005 20:39:00 -0000
@@ -374,6 +374,19 @@ For details check also my page <http://w
 {SM} You want to use at least gcc 3.2 (together with the right versions
 of all the other tools, of course).
 
+??	`make' fails when running rpcgen the first time,
+	what is going on? How do I fix this?
+
+{CO} The first invocation of rpcgen is also the first use of the recently
+compiled dynamic loader.  If there is any problem with the dynamic loader
+it will more than likely fail to run rpcgen properly. This could be due to
+any number of problems.
+
+The only real solution is to debug the loader and determine the problem
+yourself. Please remember that for each architecture there may be various
+patches required to get glibc HEAD into a runnable state. The best course
+of action is to determine if you have all the required patches.
+
 ? Installation and configuration issues
 
 ??	Can I replace the libc on my Linux system with GNU libc?


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