Tests Hang

[David E. Wheeler]

On Aug 24, 2011, at 12:29 PM, Torbjorn Granlund wrote:

>  ld: in mpn/.libs/mod_34lsub1.o, in section __TEXT,__const reloc 0: X86_64_RELOC_SUBTRACTOR must have r_extern=1 for architecture x86_64
>  collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>  make[2]: *** [libgmp.la] Error 1
>  make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>  make: *** [all] Error 2
> 
>  Known issue?
> 
> No, I didn't know that on one of your machines with some compiler using
> the current devel sources trigger some problems.
> 
> (As a general advice in situatons such as this, you will find that you
> get better responses if you provide information that allows an informed
> response.)

Sure. Above it the error message. I am not a a C programmer. I don't know what it means. Perhaps some helpful denizen of this list knows?

From my OP:

> System details:
> 
> % uname -a
> Darwin benedict.local 11.1.0 Darwin Kernel Version 11.1.0: Tue Jul 26 16:07:11 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.22.81~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64
> % cc --version
> i686-apple-darwin11-llvm-gcc-4.2 (GCC) 4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build 5658) (LLVM build 2336.1.00)
> Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Best,

David