Wayne, See the NOTES file in the top level source directory of the bash tarball. It is recommended to configure linux with --without-gnu-malloc (or if you prefer --without-bash-malloc). It will then use glibc's malloc. I don't think your issue is gcc related. Hope this helps, Harvey ----- Original Message ---- > From: waynemot <waynemot@xxxxxxx> > To: gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:42:15 PM > Subject: problem compiling with -O2 flag gcc > > > Hi, > > I've googled for any answers to this and have come up dry. My problem is > with gcc 4.3-39.1 building the source of bash. I've localized it down to > when bash tries to build it's own version of malloc it fails because the > glibc version of malloc and bash's version have different declarations so I > get this snippet from the compile output: > ...... > make[1]: Entering directory > `/net/frost/export/u2/wmotycka/bash/source/lib/malloc' > gcc -I. -I../.. -I../.. -I../../lib -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DSHELL -g -O2 > -DRCHECK -Dbotch=programming_error -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -c malloc.c > malloc.c:522: error: conflicting types for ‘malloc’ > malloc.c: In function ‘free’: > malloc.c:645: warning: argument ‘mem’ doesn’t match built-in prototype > malloc.c: At top level: > malloc.c:701: warning: conflicting types for built-in function ‘realloc’ > malloc.c: In function ‘memalign’: > malloc.c:773: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size > malloc.c:776: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size > malloc.c:776: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size > malloc.c: At top level: > malloc.c:803: error: conflicting types for ‘calloc’ > make[1]: *** [malloc.o] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/net/frost/export/u2/wmotycka/bash/source/lib/malloc' > make: *** [lib/malloc/libmalloc.a] Error 1 > > This problem vanishes once I compile without the -O2 option to gcc and I'm > trying to figure out why. I can build this on a Sun Solaris 5.9 system (our > antique server) with -O2 set. Any thoughts by my esteemed and learned > comrades on what may be the cause of this malady? > Thanks > Wayne > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/problem-compiling-with--O2-flag-gcc-tp20964192p20964192.html > Sent from the gcc - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
