Undocumented flag in CC - aix

When compiling a file using a new version of Informix-4GL it launches the following command link the generated object into a executable.
cc -qchars=signed -D_H_LOCALEDEF -DASIAN -DAIX_43 -DAIX_53 -DUSE_PROTOTYPES \
-Dsigflag=ix_os_sigflag -DTERMINFO -bh:8 -s -brtl -DASIAN \
-qarch=com -qchars=signed -D_H_LOCALEDEF -DINFX_ANSI -DASIAN \
-s -DAIX_43 -DAIX_53 \
-o teste -s teste.o \
-lm -lbsd -lc_r -ldl -ltli_r -lm_r
If there are an undefined symbol, it gives an error, but generates the file teste, although without execution permission. This behaviour is different from the previous versions and it does not go well with make: if I do make 2 times, the first time it gives the undef error, but in the second time it does nothing, because the executable already exists.
If I take out the -bh:8 option, it works as before (does not generate the exec file).
Does anyone knows this option/flag: -bh:8 ? I could not find it in the cc documentaion.

I believe -bh is short for -bhalt, which specifies the maximum error level that is allowed before the linker command halts.

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mingw/msys2 build and link to dll without version number

I'm building pjsip with mingw/msys2 and it keeps building dlls with .2 after them (.dll.2 files) as well as .dll files. If I delete the .dll.2 files that are built and try and build my program my program will STILL link to the .dll.2 versions and complain that they don't exists.
Command I run to build pjsip:
./configure CFLAGS="${MAKEFLAGS}" CXXFLAGS="${MAKEFLAGS}" \
--build=${MINGW_CHOST} \
--host=${MINGW_CHOST} \
--target=${MINGW_CHOST} \
--prefix="${OUT_PREFIX}" \
--disable-openh264 \
--disable-v4l2 \
--disable-ffmpeg \
--enable-libsamplerate \
--disable-video \
--enable-shared \
--disable-static \
--disable-libyuv \
--with-external-speex \
--with-gnutls
I can see in the build output that it builds dll.2 and then links them
ln -sf libpjsua2.dll.2 ../lib/libpjsua2.dll
How can I make my probgram only depend on the .dll and not the .dll.2?
You are going to have to go (grep, perhaps) through the Makefile.am files, find the rule for libpjsua2, and modify it to remove the .2 'extension'. My guess is that the lib extension and integer 'extension' will not be hard-coded, so just search for libpjsua2. You can also remove the ln -sf bit at this point. Any changes you make to any files should be saved to a copy (or, you can diff) outside of the source/build directories so that you can reapply the changes if you ever download and unpack the source again.
The reason that you are running into this issue is that, at link time, the symbolic link is resolved and the actual name of the library is used. No amount of removing libraries is going to change this. Based only on the information you have given, it seems you might be misunderstanding what is actually being built: libpjsua2.dll is not a library in and of itself, rather a link to libpjsua2.dll.2. When you delete libpjsua2.dll.2, you are deleting the actual library, libpjsua2.dll points nowhere, and you end up with a "not found" error.

view command before build code in Cmake [duplicate]

I'm trying to debug a compilation problem, but I cannot seem to get GCC (or maybe it is make??) to show me the actual compiler and linker commands it is executing.
Here is the output I am seeing:
CCLD libvirt_parthelper
libvirt_parthelper-parthelper.o: In function `main':
/root/qemu-build/libvirt-0.9.0/src/storage/parthelper.c:102: undefined reference to `ped_device_get'
/root/qemu-build/libvirt-0.9.0/src/storage/parthelper.c:116: undefined reference to `ped_disk_new'
/root/qemu-build/libvirt-0.9.0/src/storage/parthelper.c:122: undefined reference to `ped_disk_next_partition'
/root/qemu-build/libvirt-0.9.0/src/storage/parthelper.c:172: undefined reference to `ped_disk_next_partition'
/root/qemu-build/libvirt-0.9.0/src/storage/parthelper.c:172: undefined reference to `ped_disk_next_partition'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [libvirt_parthelper] Error 1
What I want to see should be similar to this:
$ make
gcc -Wall -c -o main.o main.c
gcc -Wall -c -o hello_fn.o hello_fn.c
gcc main.o hello_fn.o -o main
Notice how this example has the complete gcc command displayed. The above example merely shows things like "CCLD libvirt_parthelper". I'm not sure how to control this behavior.
To invoke a dry run:
make -n
This will show what make is attempting to do.
Build system independent method
make SHELL='sh -x'
is another option. Sample Makefile:
a:
#echo a
Output:
+ echo a
a
This sets the special SHELL variable for make, and -x tells sh to print the expanded line before executing it.
One advantage over -n is that is actually runs the commands. I have found that for some projects (e.g. Linux kernel) that -n may stop running much earlier than usual probably because of dependency problems.
One downside of this method is that you have to ensure that the shell that will be used is sh, which is the default one used by Make as they are POSIX, but could be changed with the SHELL make variable.
Doing sh -v would be cool as well, but Dash 0.5.7 (Ubuntu 14.04 sh) ignores for -c commands (which seems to be how make uses it) so it doesn't do anything.
make -p will also interest you, which prints the values of set variables.
CMake generated Makefiles always support VERBOSE=1
As in:
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make VERBOSE=1
Dedicated question at: Using CMake with GNU Make: How can I see the exact commands?
Library makefiles, which are generated by autotools (the ./configure you have to issue) often have a verbose option, so basically, using make VERBOSE=1 or make V=1 should give you the full commands.
But this depends on how the makefile was generated.
The -d option might help, but it will give you an extremely long output.
Since GNU Make version 4.0, the --trace argument is a nice way to tell what and why a makefile do, outputing lines like:
makefile:8: target 'foo.o' does not exist
or
makefile:12: update target 'foo' due to: bar
Use make V=1
Other suggestions here:
make VERBOSE=1 - did not work at least from my trials.
make -n - displays only logical operation, not command line being executed. E.g. CC source.cpp
make --debug=j - works as well, but might also enable multi threaded building, causing extra output.
I like to use:
make --debug=j
https://linux.die.net/man/1/make
--debug[=FLAGS]
Print debugging information in addition to normal processing. If the FLAGS are omitted, then the behavior is the same as if -d was specified. FLAGS may be a for all debugging output (same as using -d), b for basic debugging, v for more verbose basic debugging, i for showing implicit rules, j for details on invocation of commands, and m for debugging while remaking makefiles.
Depending on your automake version, you can also use this:
make AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY=1
Reference: AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY
Note: I added this answer since V=1 did not work for me.
In case you want to see all commands (including the compiled ones) of the default target run:
make --always-make --dry-run
make -Bn
show commands executed the next run of make:
make --dry-run
make -n
You are free to choose a target other than the default in this example.

syntax error near unexpected token `AX_VALGRIND_CHECK'

I am trying to integrate valgrind into my unit test framework by using the following m4 macro described at https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_valgrind_check.html. In my configure.ac I have
AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
...
AX_VALGRIND_DFLT()
AX_VALGRIND_CHECK
I have placed the .m4 script provided, in both ./m4 and in /usr/share/aclocal. To generate the configure script etc, I run the following:
aclocal && autoconf && autoreconf --no-recursive --install && \
autoheader && libtoolize --force && automake --force-missing \
--add-missing
However when I go an run ./configure I get the following error
./configure: line 12914: syntax error near unexpected token `AX_VALGRIND_CHECK'
./configure: line 12914: `AX_VALGRIND_CHECK'
What do I need to do to get my configure script to work with the macros provided by the .m4 script above. I am not sure what other information to provide.
Below is my configure.ac. I will try to find at which point things break using this configure.ac vs the one generated by autoreconf -i as posted by #Kusalananda.
AC_INIT([binary_balanced], [0.1], [mehoggan#gmail.com])
AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror foreign subdir-objects])
AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([./src/])
AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
AC_PROG_CC
AM_PROG_AR
AM_PATH_CHECK
LT_INIT
# Checks for programs.
AC_PROG_CC
# Checks for libraries.
AX_VALGRIND_DFLT()
AX_VALGRIND_CHECK
# Checks for header files.
# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
# Checks for library functions.
AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
src/Makefile
tests/Makefile])
AC_OUTPUT
I can not re-create your problem.
I also very seldom run anything other than autoreconf -i. This will re-run the other autotools as needed.
I put the ax_valgrind_check.m4 into a ./m4 directory and created a stub configure.ac:
AC_PREREQ([2.69])
AC_INIT([test],[0.0.0-dev])
AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
AX_VALGRIND_DFLT()
AX_VALGRIND_CHECK
Running autoreconf -i creates a configure script that does the following:
$ ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /Users/kk/sw/bin/ginstall -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /Users/kk/sw/bin/gmkdir -p
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether make supports nested variables... yes
checking for valgrind... no
So the macros are picked up (which they weren't in your case).
So, run autoreconf -i to see if that sorts things out for you.
If you can't get this to work, try installing the autoconf-archive package for whatever Unix you're on. It will also contain this macro.

Error in including homemade Fortran modules and libraries in Makefile

I am trying to build a very simple Makefile, that intends to use a homemade library (libf904QC.a) made of Fortran modules. The library is in /usr/local/lib64 whereas the corresponding .mod files are in /usr/local/include/f904QC
Here is the Makefile
# Makefile
NAME=NPManip
FFLAGS= -ffpe-trap=overflow -c -O3
LFLAGS=
PATH2LIB=/usr/local/lib64/
INCLUDEDIR=/usr/local/include/f904QC/
#
LIB=-L$(PATH2LIB) -I$(INCLUDEDIR) -lf904QC.a
OBJS = \
tools_NPManip.o\
NPManip.o
%.o: %.f90
gfortran $(LIB) $(FFLAGS) $*.f90
NPM: $(OBJS)
gfortran $(LFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIB) -o $(NAME)
clean:
#if test -e $$HOME/bin/$(NAME); then \
rm $$HOME/bin/$(NAME); \
fi
rm *.o *.mod
mrproper: clean
rm $(NAME)
install:
ln -s $(shell pwd)/$(NAME) $$HOME/bin/.
I get the following error message :
gfortran tools_NPManip.o NPManip.o -L/usr/local/lib64/ -I/usr/local/include/f904QC/ -lf904QC.a -o NPManip
/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.7/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: cannot find -lf904QC.a
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: * [NPM] Erreur 1
Where is the mistake? It is not obvious to me since libf904QC.o is actually located in /usr/local/lib64, which is defined by the -L option.
Thnak you for your help
You should specify either the full path to the library /usr/local/lib64/libf904QC.a or alternatively -L/usr/local/lib64 -lf90QC, without the .a in that case. From man ld:
-l namespec
--library=namespec
Add the archive or object file specified by namespec to the list of files to link. This option may be used any number of
times. If namespec is of the form :filename, ld will search the library path for a file called filename, otherwise it
will search the library path for a file called libnamespec.a.
-L searchdir
--library-path=searchdir
Add path searchdir to the list of paths that ld will search for archive libraries and ld control scripts. You may use
this option any number of times. The directories are searched in the order in which they are specified on the command
line. Directories specified on the command line are searched before the default directories. All -L options apply to
all -l options, regardless of the order in which the options appear. -L options do not affect how ld searches for a
linker script unless -T option is specified.

how do I get CLSQL to look for mysql.h in non-standard directory?

in the error log:
CLSQL is doing:
gcc -I /usr/local/include/mysql -I /usr/include/mysql -I /sw/include/mysql -I /opt/local/include/mysql -I /usr/local/mysql/include -fPIC -c clsql_mysql.c -o clsql_mysql.o
and gets error:
clsql_mysql.c:34:19: mysql.h: No such file or directory
and a bunch of C errors because it doesn't include a header.
I want it to do:
gcc -I /usr/local/include/mysql -I /usr/include/mysql -I /sw/include/mysql -I /opt/local/include/mysql -I /usr/local/mysql/include <b>-I /usr/local/mysql/include/mysql</b> -fPIC -c clsql_mysql.c -o clsql_mysql.o
I tried running: (clsql:push-library-path #P"/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql/") already. Didn't work.
HALP!
check that file exists and no permissions problem by inserting #include with full name at the beginning of clsql_mysql.c file:
#include "/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql/mysql.h"
if compiles well - undo changes and resolve path provided by -I parameter
if doesn't compile and says "file does'nt exist" - check that file exists and no permission problems
I'm not familiar with CLSQL specifically, but if it uses cffi-grovel to generate that command, then prior to loading it you should try adding your "-I/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql/" to the cffi-grovel::*cc-flags* list. You could also add it in the asd file, as the grovel-file asdf component takes an optional cc-flags argument.