[Box Backup] LLONG_MAX configure mistake with gcc 4.1.1 (Linux)

Stuart Hickinbottom boxbackup at fluffy.co.uk
Sat Jun 10 15:19:23 BST 2006


Thanks for the encouragement! I'll give that a go.

You could be right about that past of mine...

Stuart

Martin Ebourne wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-06-10 at 07:50 +0100, Stuart Hickinbottom wrote:
>> I have looked into the configure.log and the relevant lines seem to be
>> as follows:
>>
>> ------ gcc 3.4.6 configure.log fragment
>> configure:12051: result: no
>> configure:12058: checking for max value of long long
>> configure:12112: g++ -o conftest -g -O2     conftest.cc -lcrypto -lssl
>> -ldb -lz  >&5
>> configure:12115: $? = 0
>> configure:12117: ./conftest
>> Using system header for LLONG_MIN and LLONG_MAX
>> configure:12120: $? = 0
>> configure:12124: result: 9223372036854775807
>> configure:12131: checking for min value of long long
>> configure:12133: result: -9223372036854775808
>> ------ gcc 4.1.1 configure.log fragment
>> configure:12051: result: no
>> configure:12058: checking for max value of long long
>> configure:12112: g++ -o conftest -g -O2     conftest.cc -lcrypto -lssl
>> -ldb -lz  >&5
>> configure:12115: $? = 0
>> configure:12117: ./conftest
>> Using system header for LLONG_MIN and LLONG_MAX
>> configure:12120: $? = 2
>> configure: program exited with status 2
>> configure: failed program was:
>> ------
>>
>> I can look into this some more if someone could give me a couple of
>> pointers - I've never delved too deeply into configure scripts before
>> (and having done a little now I can see why!).
> 
> Take the failed program as reported in the log, then the compile line it
> gives you above. Compile it manually and presumably you'll get the same
> result. Then debug it in the time honoured fasion. :)
> 
> As an aside, I'm sure I recognise your name. You're not another
> ex-Acorner are you?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Martin.
> 
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