On Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:41:15 PM UTC+1, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: > > On 28 February 2013 16:12, Jean-Pierre Flori <jpf...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > > For info, I'm trying to build Sage on a Debian sparc64, and it failed > > because by default gcc produces 32 bits objects but then MPIR (and MPFR > and > > MPC) decided to be smart enough to build as 64 bits, and then when Sage > > tried to build its own GCC, which is 32 bits, it failed... > > > > Exporting ABI=32 seems to calmn down MPIR, but I guess it should be like > > that by default. > > If I by any chance get a working 32 bit install, I'll try to give a 64 > bits > > install a shot, and this should be triggered using SAGE64 :) > > I can't see a lot of point running Linux on SPARC. OK, it might > install and run, but it has had nowhere near the amount of testing as > Solaris does, which is a very stable operating system - far more so > that Linux in most cases. Linux on SPARC will get very little testing. > > > I'll also give a shot on Solaris 10 / sparc64, but the gcc I have there > is > > old and MPIR complains... > > Sage has a gcc package which the gcc 3.4.3 did build last time I tried > it - 6 months or so ago. My SPARC is on now doing some data collection > from a vector network analyzer. I could try building the latest Sage > and let you know how it gets on. > > I'd certainly try Sage 32-bit on Solaris before attempting 64-bit. > Last time I tried there was a problem with Pynac loading things it > should not, and this made it impossible to build a stabe Sage on > 64-bit SPARC. I think it is possible to compute 1+1, but not al alful > lot else. > > I'll download the latest Sage and give it a try. I don't have the > latest Solaris on my SPARC - it Solaris 10 3/05, so about 8 years old. > But given the excellent backwards compatibility of Solaris, if Sage > builds on the 2005 realease it should build on the 2013 release. > > Dave > I also have access to a Solaris (5.10) Sparc (ultrasparc T2+) but it failed miserably unpacking the prereq spkg, so I've begun with what looked easier first. I'll report on that as well.
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