Steve, Thanks for mentioning gcc-4.3.1. There seems to be some issues with libtool latest version than with gcc-4.3.1, as with gcc-4.3.1 things were fine. I will get back to you regarding this. Btw, when you say, client part crashing horribly, what exactly is happening? Regards, Amar 2008/8/25 Steve <steeeeeveee at gmx.net> > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > > Datum: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:20:41 +0200 > > Von: "Steve" <steeeeeveee at gmx.net> > > An: gluster-users at gluster.org > > Betreff: Re: Problems starting Gluster server > > > > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > > > Datum: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:46:02 -0700 > > > Von: Keith Freedman <freedman at FreeFormIT.com> > > > An: "Steve" <steeeeeveee at gmx.net>, gluster-users at gluster.org > > > Betreff: Re: Problems starting Gluster server > > > > > make sure everything is installed correctly. > > > look for: > > > /usr/lib/glusterfs/1.3.11/xlator/storage/posix.so > > > > > > if the gluster libs are in /usr/lib/glusterfs/1.3.11 poke around to > > > make sure it looks like all the bits are there. > > > > > > I had a similar problem once, I had to run make install from the > > > sub-directory of the xlators to get them installed. > > > > > It did not help to make the extra "make install" in the xlators sub > > directory. It just does not work. But while compiling gluster I spotted > this > > error/warning here: > > ----- > > /bin/sh ../../../../libtool --tag=CC --mode=link i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc > > -fPIC -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_GNU_SOURCE -Wall -DGF_LINUX_HOST_OS > > -I../../../../libglusterfs/src -shared -nostartfiles -O2 > -march=athlon-xp -pipe > > -Wl,-O1 -o io-cache.so io-cache.o page.o ioc-inode.o > > ../../../../libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs.la -ldl -lpthread > > libtool: link: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -fPIC -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 > > -D_GNU_SOURCE -Wall -DGF_LINUX_HOST_OS -I../../../../libglusterfs/src > -nostartfiles > > -O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe -Wl,-O1 -o .libs/io-cache.so io-cache.o page.o > > ioc-inode.o ../../../../libglusterfs/src/.libs/libglusterfs.so -lfl -ldl > > -lpthread > > > /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.3.1/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: > > warning: cannot find entry symbol _start; defaulting to 0000000008048e20 > > ----- > > > > Could that be the problem? > > > Searching the net I found this here: > http://buildlogs.pld-linux.org/index.php?log=105639 > Which then lead me to this here: > http://cvs.pld-linux.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/SOURCES/glusterfs-link_fix.patch > > I took this patch and adapted it for 1.3.11 and guess what? It works. So > linking against the .la files instead the .so files does help in my > situation. At least for the server part. The client part is crashing > horribly now but this is sure because of my quick and dirty hack for the > patch. > > I am using gcc 4.3.1. Maybe the problem is specific to newer editions of > gcc? Has any one 1.3.11 compiled with gcc 4.3.1 without problems? > > > > > > > Keith > > > > > // SteveB > > > // SteveB > > > > > > At 10:29 AM 8/25/2008, Steve wrote: > > > >Hello > > > > > > > >While trying to start Gluster server I get the following error: > > > >2008-08-25 19:26:29 D [glusterfs.c:167:get_spec_fp] glusterfs: > > > >loading spec from /etc/glusterfs/glusterfs-server.vol > > > >2008-08-25 19:26:29 D [spec.y:107:new_section] parser: New node for > > > 'brick' > > > >2008-08-25 19:26:29 D [xlator.c:115:xlator_set_type] xlator: attempt > > > >to load file /usr/lib/glusterfs/1.3.11/xlator/storage/posix.so > > > >2008-08-25 19:26:29 E [xlator.c:120:xlator_set_type] xlator: > > > >dlopen(/usr/lib/glusterfs/1.3.11/xlator/storage/posix.so): > > > >/usr/lib/glusterfs/1.3.11/xlator/storage/posix.so: cannot > > > >dynamically load executable > > > >2008-08-25 19:26:29 E [spec.y:123:section_type] parser: failed to > > > >set the node type > > > >2008-08-25 19:26:29 E [spec.y:243:file_to_xlator_tree] parser: > > > >yyparser () exited with YYABORT > > > >2008-08-25 19:26:29 E [glusterfs.c:190:xlator_graph_get] glusterfs: > > > >specification file parsing failed, exiting > > > >2008-08-25 19:26:29 E [glusterfs.c:538:main] glusterfs: Unable to > > > >get xlator graph > > > > > > > >My glusterfs-server.vol file is very simple: > > > >/etc/glusterfs/glusterfs-server.vol > > > >volume brick > > > > type storage/posix # POSIX FS translator > > > > option directory /mnt/glusterfs # Export this directory > > > >end-volume > > > >volume server > > > > type protocol/server > > > > option transport-type tcp/server # For TCP/IP transport > > > > option client-volume-filename /etc/glusterfs/glusterfs-client.vol > > > > subvolumes brick > > > > option auth.ip.brick.allow * # Allow access to "brick" volume > > > >end-volume > > > > > > > > > > > >Can any one help me to solve the problem? I really don't know where to > > > look. > > > > > > > >// SteveB > > > >-- > > > >GMX startet ShortView.de. Hier findest Du Leute mit Deinen Interessen! > > > >Jetzt dabei sein: > > > http://www.shortview.de/wasistshortview.php?mc=sv_ext_mf at gmx > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Gluster-users mailing list > > > >Gluster-users at gluster.org > > > >http://zresearch.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users > > > > -- > > GMX startet ShortView.de. 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