136365 - makeC++SharedLib_r called with bad args

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: Build Config, defect)

Description

[David Favor]

On AIX 433 using the final version of xlc 3.6.6.7 the file autoconf.mk sets
MOZ_GTK_LDFLAGS to contain "-Wl,-brtl". The option "-Wl" is invalid for this
version of the compiler, so each time this option is passed to makeC++SharedLib_r
a link error occurs.

Comment 1

[hacker formerly known as [e-mail]]

MOZ_GTK_LDFLAGS is set by the output of `gtk-config --libs`.  It looks like
you're using a version of gtk+ that was compiled by gcc perhaps?

Comment 2

[Philip K. Warren]

If you are using xlc to compile Mozilla and are using the GTK+ version from the
AIX Linux Toolbox, then you need to make the following change to gtk-config
(found  in /opt/freeware/bin/gtk-config):

Change the line:
echo $libdirs -Wl,-brtl -lgtk -lgdk $my_glib_libs -lintl -lXext -lX11 -lm
to:
echo $libdirs -brtl -lgtk -lgdk $my_glib_libs -lintl -lXext -lX11 -lm

The makeC++SharedLib script doesn't work well with commas in the options passed
to it. A better workaround would be to create the libraries without using the
makeC++SharedLib script.

Comment 3

[hacker formerly known as [e-mail]]

Marking invalid.

Comment 4

[Jon Granrose]

verified invalid.