Octave-2.1.31 on an alpha

[A Scottedward Hodel]

I'm attempting to install Octave -2.1.31 on our alpha here.  I have been unable
to compile since roughly version 2.1.28 (currently using 2.1.24).

The error message is below.   I've spent some time digging in the configure
script and in liboctave/oct-time.cc to find the source of the problem.
For some reason, the compilation of oct-time.cc does not define _OSF_SOURCE
whereas the default configure script test case (using gcc or g++) does.

This is the test C program compiled by the configure script (with a
hand modification to confirm that _OSF_SOURCE is defined):

        #line 6130 "configure"
        #include "confdefs.h"
        #include <sys/types.h>
        #include <sys/time.h>

        #ifdef _OSF_SOURCE
        #else
        THIS SHOULD BE IGNORED
        #endif

        int main() {
        struct tm tm; tm.tm_zone;
        ; return 0; }

The program compiles without error whether I use gcc conftest.c or
g++ conftest.cc as compilation commands, so apparently _OSF_SOURCE is
available by default.  However, when running a compile in Octave, I get
c++ -c  -I. -I.. -I../liboctave -I../src -I../libcruft/misc 
-I../glob -I../glob -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -mieee-with-inexact -fno-rtti 
-fno-exceptions -fno-implicit-templates -g -O2 -Wall oct-time.cc -o 
oct-time.o
oct-time.cc: In method `octave_time::octave_time(const octave_base_tm &)':
oct-time.cc:89: `struct tm' has no member named `tm_zone'
oct-time.cc: In method `class string octave_base_tm::strftime(const 
string &) const':
oct-time.cc:185: `struct tm' has no member named `tm_zone'
oct-time.cc: In method `void octave_base_tm::init(void *)':
oct-time.cc:232: `struct tm' has no member named `tm_zone'
oct-time.cc: In method `void octave_strptime::init(const string &, 
const string &)':
oct-time.cc:276: `struct tm' has no member named `tm_zone'


The offending structure element is conditionally compiled in the time.h
header file based on _OSF_SOURCE being defined.

I can compile oct-time.cc by typing "make CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -D_OSF_SOURCE".
This looks like some change needs to be added to the alpha.*osf.*
 part of the configure script.  I tried using CXXPICFLAGS but that didn't
do the job.

Do other alpha users also have this problem?

If someone needs the "bug-octave" details:



Configuration (please do not edit this section):
-----------------------------------------------

uname output:     OSF1 edalf1 V4.0 1091 alpha
configure opts:   --prefix=/usr/people/hodelas/tmp/gnu
Fortran compiler: f77
FFLAGS:           -fpe1 -O
F2C:
F2CFLAGS:
FLIBS:            -lUfor -lfor -lFutil -lm -lots -lm
CPPFLAGS:
INCFLAGS:         -I. -I. -I./liboctave -I./src -I./libcruft/misc 
-I./glob -I./glob
C compiler:       gcc, version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)
CFLAGS:           -O -I/usr/local/gnu/include -L/usr/local/gnu/lib
CPICFLAG:         -D_OSF_SOURCE
C++ compiler:     c++, version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)
CXXFLAGS:         -g -O2 -Wall
CXXPICFLAG:
LDFLAGS:          -g
LIBFLAGS:         -L.
RLD_FLAG:         -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker 
/usr/people/hodelas/tmp/gnu/lib/octave-2.1.31
TERMLIBS:         -lcurses
LIBS:
LEXLIB:
LIBPLPLOT:
LIBDLFCN:
LIBGLOB:          ./glob/glob.o ./glob/fnmatch.o
DEFS:

  -DOCTAVE_SOURCE=1 -DSEPCHAR=':' -DSEPCHAR_STR=":" -DUSE_READLINE=1
  -D__NO_MATH_INLINES=1 -DCXX_NEW_FRIEND_TEMPLATE_DECL=1 -DHAVE_LIBM=1
  -DHAVE_LIBZ=1 -DF77_APPEND_UNDERSCORE=1 -DSIZEOF_SHORT=2 -DSIZEOF_INT=4
  -DSIZEOF_LONG=8 -DSIZEOF_LONG_LONG=8 -DHAVE_ALLOCA_H=1 -DHAVE_ALLOCA=1
  -DNPOS=std::string::npos -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -DHAVE_DIRENT_H=1
  -DTIME_WITH_SYS_TIME=1 -DHAVE_SYS_WAIT_H=1 -DHAVE_ASSERT_H=1
  -DHAVE_CURSES_H=1 -DHAVE_DLFCN_H=1 -DHAVE_FCNTL_H=1 -DHAVE_FLOAT_H=1
  -DHAVE_FNMATCH_H=1 -DHAVE_GLOB_H=1 -DHAVE_GRP_H=1 -DHAVE_LIMITS_H=1
  -DHAVE_MEMORY_H=1 -DHAVE_NAN_H=1 -DHAVE_POLL_H=1 -DHAVE_PWD_H=1
  -DHAVE_SGTTY_H=1 -DHAVE_STDLIB_H=1 -DHAVE_STRING_H=1
  -DHAVE_SYS_IOCTL_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_PARAM_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_POLL_H=1
  -DHAVE_SYS_RESOURCE_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_SELECT_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_STAT_H=1
  -DHAVE_SYS_TIME_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_TIMES_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_TYPES_H=1
  -DHAVE_SYS_UTSNAME_H=1 -DHAVE_TERMIO_H=1 -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1
  -DHAVE_VARARGS_H=1 -DHAVE_ATEXIT=1 -DHAVE_BCOPY=1 -DHAVE_BZERO=1
  -DHAVE_DUP2=1 -DHAVE_ENDGRENT=1 -DHAVE_ENDPWENT=1 -DHAVE_EXECVP=1
  -DHAVE_FCNTL=1 -DHAVE_FORK=1 -DHAVE_GETCWD=1 -DHAVE_GETEGID=1
  -DHAVE_GETEUID=1 -DHAVE_GETGID=1 -DHAVE_GETGRENT=1 -DHAVE_GETGRGID=1
  -DHAVE_GETGRNAM=1 -DHAVE_GETHOSTNAME=1 -DHAVE_GETPGRP=1 -DHAVE_GETPID=1
  -DHAVE_GETPPID=1 -DHAVE_GETPWENT=1 -DHAVE_GETPWNAM=1 -DHAVE_GETPWUID=1
  -DHAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY=1 -DHAVE_GETUID=1 -DHAVE_GETWD=1
  -DHAVE_LOCALTIME_R=1 -DHAVE_LSTAT=1 -DHAVE_MEMMOVE=1 -DHAVE_MKDIR=1
  -DHAVE_MKFIFO=1 -DHAVE_PIPE=1 -DHAVE_POLL=1 -DHAVE_PUTENV=1
  -DHAVE_RENAME=1 -DHAVE_RINDEX=1 -DHAVE_RMDIR=1 -DHAVE_SELECT=1
  -DHAVE_SETGRENT=1 -DHAVE_SETPWENT=1 -DHAVE_SETVBUF=1 -DHAVE_SIGACTION=1
  -DHAVE_SIGPENDING=1 -DHAVE_SIGPROCMASK=1 -DHAVE_SIGSUSPEND=1
  -DHAVE_STAT=1 -DHAVE_STRCASECMP=1 -DHAVE_STRDUP=1 -DHAVE_STRERROR=1
  -DHAVE_STRFTIME=1 -DHAVE_STRNCASECMP=1 -DHAVE_STRPTIME=1
  -DHAVE_TEMPNAM=1 -DHAVE_UMASK=1 -DHAVE_UNLINK=1 -DHAVE_USLEEP=1
  -DHAVE_VFPRINTF=1 -DHAVE_VSPRINTF=1 -DHAVE_WAITPID=1 -DHAVE_DLOPEN=1
  -DHAVE_DLSYM=1 -DHAVE_DLERROR=1 -DHAVE_DLCLOSE=1 -DWITH_DL=1
  -DWITH_DYNAMIC_LINKING=1 -DHAVE_TIMEVAL=1 -DHAVE_FINITE=1
  -DHAVE_ISNAN=1 -DHAVE_ACOSH=1 -DHAVE_ASINH=1 -DHAVE_ATANH=1
  -DHAVE_ERF=1 -DHAVE_ERFC=1 -DHAVE_ST_BLKSIZE=1 -DHAVE_ST_BLOCKS=1
  -DHAVE_ST_RDEV=1 -DHAVE_TM_ZONE=1 -DHAVE_GR_PASSWD=1
  -DEXCEPTION_IN_MATH=1 -DRETSIGTYPE=void -DHAVE_SYS_SIGLIST=1
  -DHAVE_POSIX_SIGNALS=1 -DHAVE_GETRUSAGE=1 -DHAVE_TIMES=1
  -DGNUPLOT_HAS_MULTIPLOT=1 -DGNUPLOT_HAS_FRAMES=1
--
A S Hodel Assoc. Prof. Dept Elect and Computer Eng, Auburn Univ,AL 36849-5201
On leave at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (256) 544-1426
Address until 31 July 2000:Mail Code TD-55, MSFC, Alabama, 35812
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~scotte



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