gcc: language arch=v9 not recognized utils2_ak

I might be on the wrong list for this question. Attempting to compile the utils2_ak. I suspected ESQL (part of csdk) is passing the arch=v9 argument to the gcc compiler. So I removed the -xarch from the esql script (in ids/bin) and now I get a wrong ELFCLASS. I went to the Sun support site. Sun does support gcc, and looks like it may be the main compiler in the future or maybe because they also support some Linux on the sun systems. Anyhow I changed the script to include -m64 gcc option. I got it to work but according to Informix support (Arthur) GCC is not supported, never has been. So what this means is that after 10 years running gcc on Sun Solaris with Informix esql I now need to purchase the Sun compiler? Am I going to suffer other problems using gcc or will this be reliable. What do other people use for a C compiler? Thanks for your opinions ,,, Tim make INFORMIXC=gcc esql -DHAVE_GNU_GETOPT=1 -o ul ul.ec -L/usr/lib -lgen gcc: language arch=v9 not recognized gcc: language arch=v9 not recognized ld: fatal: file ul.c: unknown file type ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to ul collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [ul] Error 1 CSDK version 3.00.FC3 (supplied with the Informix download) Gcc 3.4.6 Gmake 3.81 Informix 11.10.FC2 Tim Ertl 413-442-9000 x6211

You will be fine with gcc -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Tim Ertl Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 11:29 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: gcc: language arch=v9 not recognized utils2_ak [12785] I might be on the wrong list for this question. Attempting to compile the utils2_ak. I suspected ESQL (part of csdk) is passing the arch=v9 argument to the gcc compiler. So I removed the -xarch from the esql script (in ids/bin) and now I get a wrong ELFCLASS. I went to the Sun support site. Sun does support gcc, and looks like it may be the main compiler in the future or maybe because they also support some Linux on the sun systems. Anyhow I changed the script to include -m64 gcc option. I got it to work but according to Informix support (Arthur) GCC is not supported, never has been. So what this means is that after 10 years running gcc on Sun Solaris with Informix esql I now need to purchase the Sun compiler? Am I going to suffer other problems using gcc or will this be reliable. What do other people use for a C compiler? Thanks for your opinions ,,, Tim make INFORMIXC=gcc esql -DHAVE_GNU_GETOPT=1 -o ul ul.ec -L/usr/lib -lgen gcc: language arch=v9 not recognized gcc: language arch=v9 not recognized ld: fatal: file ul.c: unknown file type ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to ul collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [ul] Error 1 CSDK version 3.00.FC3 (supplied with the Informix download) Gcc 3.4.6 Gmake 3.81 Informix 11.10.FC2 Tim Ertl 413-442-9000 x6211 **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

I used ESQL/C with GCC on Sun/Solaris for many years. It works fine and is perfectly stable. IBM just doesn't 'officially' support it. But it works. Art On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Tim Ertl <tim@lmrgroup.com> wrote: > <SNIP> > > So what this means is that after 10 years running gcc on Sun Solaris with > Informix esql I now need to purchase the Sun compiler? Am I going to suffer > other problems using gcc or will this be reliable. > > What do other people use for a C compiler? > > Thanks for your opinions > > ,,, Tim > > make > > INFORMIXC=gcc esql -DHAVE_GNU_GETOPT=1 -o ul ul.ec -L/usr/lib -lgen> > gcc: language arch=v9 not recognized > > gcc: language arch=v9 not recognized > > ld: fatal: file ul.c: unknown file type > > ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to ul > > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > > make: *** [ul] Error 1 > > CSDK version 3.00.FC3 (supplied with the Informix download) > > Gcc 3.4.6 > > Gmake 3.81 > > Informix 11.10.FC2 > > Tim Ertl > > 413-442-9000 x6211 > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > -- Art S. Kagel Oninit (www.oninit.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Oninit, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly or implicitly. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves.

On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Art Kagel <art.kagel@gmail.com> wrote: > I used ESQL/C with GCC on Sun/Solaris for many years. It works fine and is > perfectly stable. IBM just doesn't 'officially' support it. But it works. Me too. But... I have to patch each copy I get to let it work. I have the system automated, of course, but it is a nuisance. Yes, I put a feature request in - several years ago. However, just because I know what I'm talking about doesn't mean that attention is paid to my feature requests. It needs customers who know what they're talking about to agitate for the feature too. The other frustration I'm facing on Solaris 10 at the moment is that both dbx (Sun) and gdb (multiple versions) crash rather than debug my programs. This is very frustrating. It happens to some extent whether I'm using ESQL/C or not -- but almost invariably when I am using ESQL/C. I'm puzzled about this - it is things like the debugging system not working and basic process control stuff - most peculiar. If anyone has any ideas on this, I'm all ears. Some people internally reported that it was important to use the same compiler throughout - it actually doesn't seem to be part of the issue, though it sort of makes sense (and more sort or doesn't). I'm using GCC 4.3.1 and Sun Studio 11. When not trying to debug, ESQL/C works fine. It's just debugging that is hell. > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Tim Ertl <tim@lmrgroup.com> wrote: >> <SNIP> >> So what this means is that after 10 years running gcc on Sun Solaris with >> Informix esql I now need to purchase the Sun compiler? Am I going to suffer >> other problems using gcc or will this be reliable. >> >> What do other people use for a C compiler? >> >> Thanks for your opinions >> >> ,,, Tim >> >> make >> >> INFORMIXC=gcc esql -DHAVE_GNU_GETOPT=1 -o ul ul.ec -L/usr/lib -lgen>> gcc: language arch=v9 not recognized >> gcc: language arch=v9 not recognized >> ld: fatal: file ul.c: unknown file type >> ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to ul >> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status >> >> make: *** [ul] Error 1 >> >> CSDK version 3.00.FC3 (supplied with the Informix download) >> Gcc 3.4.6 >> Gmake 3.81 >> Informix 11.10.FC2 -- Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h> Email: jleffler@earthlink.net, jleffler@us.ibm.com Guardian of DBD::Informix v2008.0513 -- http://dbi.perl.org/ "Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused." NB: Please do not use this email for correspondence. I don't necessarily read it every week, even.