Re: problem to compile gprolog with gcc-3.2 (Mandrake 9.0)

Ron Stodden wrote :

> Rémy Haemmerlé wrote:
> > Two persons have already reported problems for compiling gprolog with
> > mandrake 9.0 .
> > In fact the problem seems come from the version of gcc used for
> > compiling (version 3.2 by default in Mandrake 9.0). After some tests, I
> > think that the flag -fomit-frame-pointer has no effect in this version
> > of gcc.
>
> But you don't describe the problem/s!
>
> I have had NO problems at all using Mandrake 9.0 and Mandrake's
> binary gprolog RPM for 9.0.
>

Hi,

In my previous mail, I have quoted the two mails that describe the
problem. To be more specific I put, at the end of this mail, an extract
of my own experience for making gprolog from source distribution of
gprolog-1.2.16 under Linux Mandrake 9.0.

During the making process the first time that gplc tried to compile a
.pl (fd2c.pl) file it emits a "compilation failed" message. In fact its
pl2wam program used by gplc to compile .pl file which provokes a
Segmentation fault.


About the Mandrake's binary gprolog RPM for 9.0, I have proceed some
investigations and I have concluded that this version don't use ebp
register like I suggested in my previous mail (You can see in
/usr/lib/gprolog-1.2.13/include/gprolog.h at line 37  "#define
NO_USE_EBP 1"); therefore if you want to use every optimization of
gprolog, I recommend you to use the binary RPM available on The GNU
Prolog web site.


Remy



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[remy@yakko src]$ uname -a
Linux yakko 2.4.19-16mdk #1 Fri Sep 20 18:15:05 CEST 2002 i686 unknown
unknown
GNU/Linux
[remy@yakko src]$ . ./SETVARS
[remy@yakko src]$ ./configure
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output... a.out

[...]

config.status: creating EnginePl/gp_config.h
[remy@yakko src]$ make
(cd EnginePl; make config)
make[1]: Entre dans le répertoire
`/home/remy/tmp/gprolog-1.2.16/src/EnginePl'

gcc -O3   -o pl_config pl_config.c
./pl_config

        -------------------------------
        --- GNU PROLOG INSTALLATION ---
        -------------------------------

GNU Prolog version: 1.2.16 (Sep 19 2002)
Operating system  : linux-gnu
Processor         : i686
Size of a word    : 32 bits
C compiler        : gcc
C flags           : -O3
C flags machine   : -mcpu=pentiumpro -fomit-frame-pointer
Loader flags      :
Loader libraries  : -lm
Use line editor   : Yes
Use piped consult : Yes
Use sockets       : Yes
Use FD solver     : Yes
Use fast call     : Yes
Use machine regs. : Yes
Used register(s)  : ebx ebp

        ------------------------------

(cd ../TopComp; make gplc)

[...]

gplc -c wam_emit.wam
[ ! -f  pl2wam ] || cp pl2wam pl2wam0
gplc -o pl2wam --no-fd-lib --min-bips pl2wam.o read_file.o bip_list.o
syn_sugar.o internal.o code_gen.o reg_alloc.o inst_codif.o first_arg.o
indexing.o wam_emit.o
make[1]: Quitte le répertoire
`/home/remy/work/dea/gprolog-1.2.16/src/Pl2Wam'
make[1]: Entre dans le répertoire
`/home/remy/work/dea/gprolog-1.2.16/src/Fd2C'
gplc -c --fast-math fd2c.pl
compilation failed
make[1]: *** [fd2c.o] Erreur 1
make[1]: Quitte le répertoire
`/home/remy/work/dea/gprolog-1.2.16/src/Fd2C'
make: *** [all] Erreur 1
[remy@yakko src]$pl2wam
Segmentation fault
[remy@yakko src]$