> > > BTW, still I'm getting the stucking backends. New info: a snapshot > > > dated on 10/3 works fine. > > > > I allways have trouble with those different date formats. Do you > > mean, that the problem is fixed as of 3. October, or that an old > > snapshot from 10. March still worked ? > > Of course the working source is 3rd October.
Tom, do you have an idea what you might have fixed to that effect ? > > > Snapshot of 1. Oct 2001 does not hang in "make check" on AIX 4.3.2 > > 4 CPU machine. > > Oh, you have 4 way machine too? Well, the company I work for has all sorts of AIX hardware, but no AIX5 yet. I usually use a 43P 150 with one 604e CPU for development and testing, but "borrowed" another one to test the 4 CPU hang :-) > > So it seems to be a problem on AIX5L only :-( Maybe a > semaphore bug ? > > Maybe. BTW, what is your compiler? I'm using xlc. Same here, xlc from VisualAge C++, maybe other version: vac.C 5.0.1.3 COMMITTED C for AIX Compiler I made the experience, that gcc compiled code is somewhat slower. Andreas ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly