>>>>> Dirk Eddelbuettel writes:
> On 15 December 2009 at 13:47, Kurt Hornik wrote:
> | >>>>> Dirk Eddelbuettel writes:
> |
> | > Hi Nobuhiro,
> |
> | > On 15 December 2009 at 12:03, Nobuhiro Iwamatsu wrote:
> | > | Hi, Dirk.
> | > |
> | > | 2009/12/15 Dirk Eddelbuettel <[email protected]>:
> | > | >
> | > | > On 15 December 2009 at 09:50, Nobuhiro Iwamatsu wrote:
> | > | > | Package: r-base
> | > | > | Version: 2.10.1-1
> | > | > | Severity: important
> | > | > | Tags: patch
> | > | > | User: [email protected]
> | > | > | Usertags: sh4
> | > | > | X-Debbugs-CC: [email protected]
> | > | >
> | > | > Grrrr. That is a new upstream version that came out today after 10
> days with
> | > | > prereleases. Too bad you didn;t test against the pre-releases...
> | > |
> | > | Oh, sorry.
> | > | I got possible to build R just the other day.
> |
> | > No worries. We will at least have R 2.11.0 ready for next April :)
> |
> | > | > | Hi,
> | > | > |
> | > | > | I am now trying to run Debian on Renesas SH(sh4) CPU.
> | > | > |
> http://buildd.debian-ports.org/status/architecture.php?suite=unstable&a=sh4
> | > | > |
> | > | > | r-base FTBFS on SH4.
> | > | > | Because configure included in r-base is created in old autoconf.
> | > | > |
> | > | > | -----
> | > | > | checking how to get verbose linking output from gcc -std=gnu99... -v
> | > | > | checking for C libraries of gcc -std=gnu99... -little
> | > | > | -L/usr/lib/gcc/sh4-linux-gnu/4.3.4
> | > | > | -L/usr/lib/gcc/sh4-linux-gnu/4.3.4/../../.. -lgcc_s
> | > | > | checking for dummy main to link with Fortran 77 libraries... unknown
> | > | > | configure: error: linking to Fortran libraries from C fails
> | > | > | -----
> | > | > |
> | > | > | This become the error by the following contents in config.log.
> | > | > | -----
> | > | > | configure:27813: result: -little -L/usr/lib/gcc/sh4-linux-gnu/4.3.4
> | > | > | -L/usr/lib/gcc/sh4-linux-gnu/4.3.4/../../.. -lgcc_s
> | > | > | configure:27944: checking for dummy main to link with Fortran 77
> libraries
> | > | > | configure:27988: gcc -std=gnu99 -o conftest -g -O2 conftest.c -ldl
> | > | > | -lm -little -lgfortran -lm >&5
> | > | > | /usr/bin/ld.real: cannot find -little
> | > | > | collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> | > | > | -----
> | > | > |
> | > | > | Could you update confiugre with new autoconf?
> | > | > | Or please apply the patch which I attached.
> | > | > | This is patch for quick fix.
> | > | >
> | > | > (Some members of) R upstream use Debian for development. Can you
> indicate
> | > | > which autoconf versions in Debian are good enough ?
> | > |
> | > | This problem is revised by the following patches.
> | > | http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/2008-10/msg00039.html
> | > |
> | > | Autoconf which this revision is taken in is autoconf-2.64.
> | > | And autoconf of Debian is 2.65-3 now.
> |
> | > Ok, so quick question to Kurt: Do you know which autoconf version you
> | > are running?
> |
> | Yes, of course. My Autoconf is the one from Debian testing, but this is
> | not what gets used for creating confgure: svn diff gives
> |
> | --- configure (revision 50744)
> | +++ configure (working copy)
> | @@ -1,62 +1,85 @@
> | #! /bin/sh
> | # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
> | -# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for R 2.11.0.
> | +# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.65 for R 2.11.0.
> |
> | Are you saying one should use at least 2.64? This was released
> | 2009-07-26, so I am not sure changing to
> |
> | AC_PREREQ(2.64)
> |
> | in configure.ac will make everyone in R-core happy ...
> Dunno. Or else maybe I will have to re-run autoconf each time? But
> isn't that worse?
Re-running autoconf on your end certainly is the simplest solution.
-k
> Dirk
> | -k
> |
> | > |
> | > | >
> | > | > Also, before you send me bug reports for every binary that I upload:
> Is
> | > | > there a way to fix this a little better programmatically ?
> | > | >
> | > | Most of source pachages which use gfortran and configure was made in
> | > | old autoconf became the object of this problem.
> |
> | > I will keep that in mind. Fortran parts often change less frequently
> | > which increases the chances if autoconf files getting stale.
> |
> | > I will patch R 2.10.1 by hand as you suggested, but we should liaise
> | > with Kurt to make sure everything is tied up correctly upstream.
> |
> | > Cheers, Dirk
> |
> | > | Best regards,
> | > | Nobuhiro
> | > | --
> | > | Nobuhiro Iwamatsu
> | > | iwamatsu at {nigauri.org / debian.org}
> | > | GPG ID: 40AD1FA6
> |
> | > --
> | > Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions.
> |
> --
> Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions.
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