David Kramer <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I am bootstrapping gcc 3.4.0 on AIX 5.2 from a binary 3.3.3 I downloaded > (compiled for 5.1: I could not find a 5.2 one). > ... > xgcc: installation problem, cannot exec > `/dkramer/bldgcc340wa/gcc/collect2': Arg list too long > > This is the second time I saw this. After the first time, I STWF and found > that it could mean the commands were too long (due to paths), so I moved > everything to my home directory so all the paths are shorter... > > Is there anything else that can cause this, or a way around it? Generally it is the number of arguments that is the issue. There is usually a way to increase the limit with a kernel parameter (via smitty chgsys on AIX, I think). -- Brian Gough Network Theory Ltd, Publishing "An Introduction to GCC" --- http://www.network-theory.co.uk/gcc/
