RE: Building MaxDB on x86_64

Hello John,

as you have an X86-64 architecture, why don't you try the X86-64 package? 

ftp://ftp.sap.com/pub/maxdb/current/7.6.00/maxdb-all-linux-64bit-x86_64-7_6_00_05.tgz

or

ftp://ftp.sap.com/pub/maxdb/current/7.5.00/maxdb-all-linux-64bit-x86_64-7_5_00_24.tgz


Regards
Alexander Schröder
SAP DB, SAP Labs Berlin



> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Singleton [mailto:jsinglet@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 6:08 AM
> To: maxdb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Building MaxDB on x86_64
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I'm trying to build MaxDB in a Xeon system with the 64 bit extensions
> installed. (I would use the binaries, but they are not supported)
> 
> For example:
> 
> software in package Database Kernel is not runnable on your system
> MAKE SYSTEM: architecture = I386
> MAKE SYSTEM: c_runtime = GLIBC 2.2.2
> MAKE SYSTEM: subversion = 64GB-SMP
> MAKE SYSTEM: system = Linux
> MAKE SYSTEM: version = 2.4.18
> 
> YOUR SYSTEM: architecture = X86-64
> YOUR SYSTEM: c_runtime = GLIBC 2.3.4
> YOUR SYSTEM: subversion = 5.0.3.ELsmp
> YOUR SYSTEM: system = Linux
> YOUR SYSTEM: version = 2.6.9
> installation exited abnormally  at Mo, Apr 11, 2005 at 11:43:07
> 
> 
> When I try to build the tools, the detection part goes well, but then
> just before it finishes it gives me this error:
> 
> make[3]: Leaving directory 
> `/home/jsinglet/TOOLSRC/sys/src/base/ptoc/libpc'
> cd ptoc   ;  make
> make[3]: Entering directory 
> `/home/jsinglet/TOOLSRC/sys/src/base/ptoc/ptoc'
> ../tools/mkvers/mkvers `cat Version.number` ptoc.c > Version.c
> cc -DLINUX -DX86_64 -DSYSV -DCC -O -g -fPIC -DOPTIMIZING -DFLEX
> -DJOCHEN  -o ptoc ptoc.c Version.c
> ptoc.c:69: error: conflicting types for 'malloc'
> ptoc.c:69: error: conflicting types for 'malloc'
> ptoc.c: In function `main':
> ptoc.c:300: warning: passing arg 2 of `signal' from 
> incompatible pointer type
> ptoc.c:301: warning: passing arg 2 of `signal' from 
> incompatible pointer type
> ptoc.c: At top level:
> ptoc.c:721: warning: static declaration of 'init_globals' follows
> non-static declaration
> ptoc.c:287: warning: previous implicit declaration of 
> 'init_globals' was here
> ptoc.c:735: warning: static declaration of 'sete' follows 
> non-static declaration
> ptoc.c:724: warning: previous implicit declaration of 'sete' was here
> make[3]: *** [ptoc] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory 
> `/home/jsinglet/TOOLSRC/sys/src/base/ptoc/ptoc'
> make[2]: *** [csys] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/jsinglet/TOOLSRC/sys/src/base/ptoc'
> make[1]: *** [ptocall] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/jsinglet/TOOLSRC/sys/src/base'
> make: *** [base] Error 2
> 
> 
> What gives? Do I need to downgrade GLIBC? There is a compatibility
> package that allows me to use the older versions of GLIBC; is that the
> solution?
> 
> 
> Many thanks in advance,
> JLS
> 
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