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Hi Pete, No, I think it would be wrong to disallow using the Forte compiler. In general, that compiler picks up errors that other compilers do not and produces better code on Solaris/Sparc. Additionally, it provides me with a good dbx-able debug version that I don't get from gcc. In general, it would be a royal pain for me if I could not use that compiler. Since autotolls does work with that cmpiler for other packages (I have used packages that use autotools and the Solaris compiler), I don't immediately see what the problem is and, whatever it is, why it can't be circumvented. Andy On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Peter Elmer wrote: > Hi All, > > Derek and I talked on Friday about the migration to autotools. The main > outstanding issue (with libtool) would be solved by dropping support > for building xrootd with Workshop6 and Forte7 on Solaris. Is there anybody > out there who builds xrootd themselves with Forte7 on Solaris rather than > using one of the binary downloads? > > [Andy, I see you still have Forte7 as the default compiler on your machine > at SLAC, but I'm guessing that this is just because BaBar constrained > this to be the compiler installation on the Sol9 machines. Is that > correct? (Anybody know which compiler version shipped with Sol9? In any case > the BaBar SRT overrides the default compiler version and actually uses the > Studio9 installation from afs in the latest releases.] > > I _think_ SLAC and In2p3 were the main sites which had solaris and I > think that both of them use the binary downloads. ROOT appears to > support "CC5.5", which must be XXXX8 (where XXXX8 is whatever name Sun > chose between Forte7 and Studio9, how tedious Sun is...). Derek thought > that there should be no issues with XXXX8, but was going to verify this. > > This said, if nobody sees any urgent reason to keep support for building > xrootd with Workshop6 and Forte7, I would propose that we will do the following: > > o Since nobody has reported big problems with xrootd 20050920-0008, > I can declare that a "production" build (the last one supporting > Workshop6 and Forte7, effectively) (Wilko?) > > o Derek and I can do the autotools migration on top of this coming > week and produce another version completely equivalent (for the > existing xrootd code, plus an optional module for the authorization > for Alice) to 20050920-0008 up to the autotools changes (and no Workshop6 > or Forte7 support). This would also be the starting point for the next > round of development. > > Comments? > > thanks, > Pete > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Peter Elmer E-mail: [log in to unmask] Phone: +41 (22) 767-4644 > Address: CERN Division PPE, Bat. 32 2C-14, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >