Has anyone compiled this on the AIX platform? I'm running into the problem
where GCC is asking for the libm.a file and of course it doesn't exist.

How do I get around this, it would seem like AIX isn't shipped with a math
library - but GCC seems to need it to compile.

"Eigenvector" <m44_master@yahoo.com> writes:

> Has anyone compiled this on the AIX platform? I'm running into the problem
> where GCC is asking for the libm.a file and of course it doesn't exist.

I don't know any AIX distribution that *doesn't* have /usr/lib/libm.a
Are you sure it doesn't exist on yours?

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On 2005-06-04, Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov-nsp@charter.net> wrote:
> "Eigenvector" <m44_master@yahoo.com> writes:
>> where GCC is asking for the libm.a file and of course it doesn't exist.
> I don't know any AIX distribution that *doesn't* have /usr/lib/libm.a
Is bos.adt.libm installed on your machine? libm does not get installed
in the standard AIX BOS installation.
-Andy

Eigenvector <m44_master@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Has anyone compiled this on the AIX platform?

Yes.

> I'm running into the problem
> where GCC is asking for the libm.a file and of course it doesn't exist.

Why "of course"? AIX may be a bit quirky, but if you're missing libm,
it's not AIX's fault, but yours.

> How do I get around this,

Install the appropriate BOS package.

> it would seem like AIX isn't shipped with a math library

Nonsense:
$ which_fileset /usr/lib/libm.a
/usr/lib/libm.a -> /usr/ccs/lib/libm.a bos.adt.libm 5.1.0.0


Martin.
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But carry a big stick!

"Andy Wallis" <rawallis@panix.com> wrote in message
news:slrnda4gjl.oaj.rawallis@panix2.panix.com...
> On 2005-06-04, Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov-nsp@charter.net> wrote:
> > "Eigenvector" <m44_master@yahoo.com> writes:
> >> where GCC is asking for the libm.a file and of course it doesn't exist.
> > I don't know any AIX distribution that *doesn't* have /usr/lib/libm.a
> Is bos.adt.libm installed on your machine? libm does not get installed
> in the standard AIX BOS installation.
> -Andy
>
Where is that BOS located? Is it on the install CD, which one if you know
please.

In article <kHEoe.11$S37.3793@news.uswest.net>, "Eigenvector" <m44_master@yahoo.com> writes:
>
> "Andy Wallis" <rawallis@panix.com> wrote in message
> news:slrnda4gjl.oaj.rawallis@panix2.panix.com...
> > On 2005-06-04, Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov-nsp@charter.net> wrote:
> > > "Eigenvector" <m44_master@yahoo.com> writes:
> > >> where GCC is asking for the libm.a file and of course it doesn't exist.
> > > I don't know any AIX distribution that *doesn't* have /usr/lib/libm.a
> > Is bos.adt.libm installed on your machine? libm does not get installed
> > in the standard AIX BOS installation.
> > -Andy
> >
> Where is that BOS located? Is it on the install CD, which one if you know
> please.
>
>

Insert the 1st CD of your distribution,
use the smitty-Installation menus (the uppermost),
at
"SOFTWARE to install"
press F4 to get a list of all SW on the CD set,
use F7 to select the bos.adt* stuff and install.

installp -acgNYXd /dev/cd0 bos.adt.libm

It doesn't have it if you don't install bos.adt.libm

JaYmZ
"Paul Pluzhnikov" <ppluzhnikov-nsp@charter.net> wrote in message
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> "Eigenvector" <m44_master@yahoo.com> writes:
>
> > Has anyone compiled this on the AIX platform? I'm running into the
problem
> > where GCC is asking for the libm.a file and of course it doesn't exist.
>
> I don't know any AIX distribution that *doesn't* have /usr/lib/libm.a
> Are you sure it doesn't exist on yours?
>
> Cheers,
> --
> In order to understand recursion you must first understand recursion.
> Remove /-nsp/ for email.

"Michael Kraemer" <m.kraemer@gsi.de> wrote in message
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> In article <kHEoe.11$S37.3793@news.uswest.net>, "Eigenvector"
<m44_master@yahoo.com> writes:
> >
> > "Andy Wallis" <rawallis@panix.com> wrote in message
> > news:slrnda4gjl.oaj.rawallis@panix2.panix.com...
> > > On 2005-06-04, Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov-nsp@charter.net> wrote:
> > > > "Eigenvector" <m44_master@yahoo.com> writes:
> > > >> where GCC is asking for the libm.a file and of course it doesn't
exist.
> > > > I don't know any AIX distribution that *doesn't* have
/usr/lib/libm.a
> > > Is bos.adt.libm installed on your machine? libm does not get installed
> > > in the standard AIX BOS installation.
> > > -Andy
> > >
> > Where is that BOS located? Is it on the install CD, which one if you
know
> > please.
> >
> >
>
> Insert the 1st CD of your distribution,
> use the smitty-Installation menus (the uppermost),
> at
> "SOFTWARE to install"
> press F4 to get a list of all SW on the CD set,
> use F7 to select the bos.adt* stuff and install.


I appreciate the pointers here, and I realize that this question has come up
multiple times.

I'd like to hear the back story if you all know it - why is this not
installed by default? Its on the CD, and clearly something important for
the functioning of the system, so why not put it on with the rest of the OS
libraries?

In article <Tn5pe.35$ce4.3180@news.uswest.net>, "Eigenvector" <m44_master@yahoo.com> writes:
>
> I appreciate the pointers here, and I realize that this question has come up
> multiple times.
>
> I'd like to hear the back story if you all know it - why is this not
> installed by default? Its on the CD, and clearly something important for
> the functioning of the system, so why not put it on with the rest of the OS
> libraries?
>

By default only a very minimal system is unstalled.
libm.a contains math stuff like sin(), cos(), sqrt()
and maybe IBM thinks that this isn't really necessary for
a minimal functioning system.