Re: [tlug] C++ compile probblem

[Brett Robson <b-robson@??>]

Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> Nguyen Vu Hung writes:
>
>  > FYI, Turbull asked you to run
>
> Actually, I didn't.
>
>  > uname -a
>  > cat /etc/rel*
>  > g++ -v
>  > 
>  > and post the output.
>
> Well, if Brett considers it worth solving the problem, that's halfway
> there.  We also need to see the same info for the system where it's
> known to work, for the toolchain configuration used to build the
> working executable.  I'm willing to trust Brett to know whether he
> needs this badly enough to go through that pain.


Thanks, I appreciate the concern. It is very important; I'm dealing with 
legacy code that is 8 years old. I don't even know which Linux and when 
it was originally running. We think an early Red Hat. The current binary 
is running on FreeBSD 4.11. When I first asked the question I though 
this would only be a syntax type problem but based on Stephen's response 
and subsequent investigation I realise it's more fundamental.

There is a new, only 7 years old version, that was gcc'd but doesn't 
have our customization. I tired applying our customization to the new 
version but the difference between all the versions is too great for a 
non C++ programmer like me to handle so I'm trying to shoe horn the 
non-customized but compiling gcc'd version into our new system. Plus 
it's all in Japanese so I'm having *lots* of fun.

The programme is Freya, a (old abandon-ware) search engine, and yes 
replacing it would be a great idea and that is probably what I'll end up 
doing.

Brett