Bootstrap comparison failure!

bdogg · n00b Joined: 09 Jul 2002 Posts: 1

I'm installing the gentoo-ix86-1.2.iso and following the install.txt to the letter.
I modified /etc/make.conf to contain the following settings:

rac · Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2002 9:05 pm Post subject: Re: Bootstrap comparison failure!

cbrese · Guest

my install failed at the same place. I didn't modify any conf files and I'm not overclocking. I'm trying to install on a Dell laptop.

rac

Guest · Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 3:56 pm Post subject:

No, it's not the fastest computer, but it has been pretty stable. I guess I'll just try again.

cbrese · Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 5:23 pm Post subject:

I tried a again from the begining and got the same error

emerge aborting on /usr/portage/sys-devel/gcc-2.95.3-r7.ebuild

does anyone have an idea for how to get past thie?

rac · Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 5:59 pm Post subject:

cbrese · Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 6:09 pm Post subject:

I don't think thats the problem since I'm using a stage 1 cd and the source for gcc was downloaded

cbrese · Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2002 6:31 pm Post subject:

I think I found what the problem was, I forgot to edit the make.conf file to set CHOST, CFLAGS, and CXXFLAGS.

I'm trying agian now, thanks for the help so far.

dworkin · Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2002 1:35 am Post subject:

soo. did you get anywhere? I'm having the same problem, over and over, even with the most conservative C(XX)FLAGS settings. 73 files failing comparison.. I find it hard te believe this would all be CPU glitches ; it's not overclocked, and it's totally stable otherwise. Had a few redhats on there, and they behaved.
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cbrese · Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2002 5:54 pm Post subject:

Yes it worked fine after I set the correct flags, I just uncomented one of the examples that matched my processor.

dworkin

Which of the Examples covers a Duron? According to boot message it's a K7.. Soooo I tried K6 to no avail..
I'm now trying using the very first example, modified (removed -03). That seems to get at least gcc and glibc compiled..
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Ruben · Guest

I'm getting some sort of the same message over and over again.

Tried couple of different flags in make.conf
Now I'm gonna try -O9.

System is a brand new Asus Notebook (P4 2.0Ghz, 256Mb etc.)

AlterEgo · Veteran Joined: 25 Apr 2002 Posts: 1619

OK don't shoot me if this does not work for you

edit your ebuild, e.g. /usr/portage/sys-devel/gcc/gcc-2.95.3-r7.ebuild
(it does work with several ebuilds incl. gcc 3.1)

and edit this part (around line 100)
----------------------------------------------------------------

if [ -z "`use static`" ]
then
emake bootstrap-lean || die
else
emake LDFLAGS=-static bootstrap || die
fi
----------------------------------------------------------------

Option 1: safe but time-consuming: change "bootstrap-lean" and "bootstrap" both into "bootstrap4".
Doing this will make gcc recompile itself once more, just in case some optimisations were missed. If this works, you're safe and sound.

Option 2: quick BUT potentially unstable, because gcc might be unreliable: remove "bootstrap-lean" and "bootstrap" completely.

Please post your results. I spent ages getting this gcc stuff to work on an otherwise perfectly running system. Everything compiled and worked flawlessly, but I cannot simple compile gcc :?:

I feel it's hardware-related. I have these troubles using Athlon Tbird on KT133 chipset and thoroughly tested RAM.

bld · l33t Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 759 Location: Outter Space

same here, I have a pentium 4. Now I swap bootstrap with bootstrap4 I'll let you know if gcc compiles

The weird thing is that this is 4th time I install from stage3 gentoo in the PC. I didnt had this problem the first two times.
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