On 3 July 2012 12:43, Tim Prince <n8tm@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 07/03/2012 04:28 AM, Adrian Smith wrote: >> >> When I try to compile gcc using "-mcmodel=large" it fails with: >> >> configure: error: cannot compute suffix of object files: >> cannot compile. See `config.log' for more details. >> >> I have, however, successfully downloaded and compiled gcc without >> using the "-mcmodel=large" option. gcc compiles, and the resulting >> compiler compiles a simple "hello world" and the program runs >> successfully. >> >> Introducing the "-mcmodel=large" parameters into the CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET >> parameter in following command, however, causes it to fail: >> >> make \ >> BOOT_CFLAGS='-g -O2 -mcmodel=large' \ >> CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET='-g -O2 -mcmodel=large' \ >> bootstrap >> >> The "config.log" is identical between the successful and >> non-successful runs (attached). The stdout and stderr from the "make" >> command which fails is also attached. >> >> I am compiling gcc 4.7.1 on Ubuntu 10.10 x86-64. >> >> I would appreciate your help. >> >> The reason I am compiling gcc like this is I wish to use the >> "-mcmodel=large" option, as I have a (generated) program whose >> executable would be larger than 2GB. When I use the standard gcc >> supplied with my system, and use this option, the linker fails with >> errors like the following; I understand this means I need to recompile >> gcc itself using the option, please correct me if I am wrong about >> this. >> >> crtstuff.c:(.text+0x20): relocation truncated to fit: >> R_X86_64_32S against `.dtors' >> >> Thanks, >> Adrian >> --- >> Adrian Smith B.Sc. >> adrian.m.smith@xxxxxxxxx >> http://www.databasesandlife.com/ > > What happens if you use a normal (64-bit) gcc with option -mcmodel=medium ? > > -- > Tim Prince Hi Tim, The same thing happens. After "make distclean" and "configure": make \ BOOT_CFLAGS='-g -O2 -mcmodel=medium' \ CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET='-g -O2 -mcmodel=medium' \ bootstrap ... checking for suffix of object files... configure: error: in `/home/asmith/gcc-4.7.1-build/objdir/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/32/libgcc': configure: error: cannot compute suffix of object files: cannot compile See `config.log' for more details. And "config.log" is still identical to the version which worked (and the -mcmodel=large version which didn't work). Thanks in advance, Adrian P.S. I'm sort-of worried by the "/32/" in that path there. Do I have to specify something to make sure I'm building a 64-bit compiler? I assume not, as my OS is 64-bit, the installed gcc which will be used to build the first phase of bootstrapping is 64-bit, and the compiler I built which worked outputted a 64-bit executable (at least according to "file").
