How much of a performance issue is it if you have a Pentium machine
but the compiler flag says '-mcpu=i386' ?
I ask because FreeBSD will report 'i386' for a 'uname -m' even if it's
a Pentium class machine.
Kris Rehberg wrote:
>
> Hmm, handn't thought that people might not want to use -mcpu=whatever. I'll
> change it to -mcpu=`uname -m`
>
> Kris
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AOLserver Discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
> > Of Justin Clift
> > Sent: Tue, 05-15-01 11:34a
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [AOLSERVER] AOLServer and Mandrake Linux 8.0
> >
> >
> > Hi Dossy,
> >
> > Allanah Myles wrote:
> > >
> > > On 2001.05.15, Justin Clift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > This is the very first time I'm attempting to get AOLServer
> > compiled and
> > > > going on Linux, after failing miserably using Solaris 8.
> > >
> > > How did you "fail miserably"? The only problem I had compiling
> > > AOLserver 3.3.1 on Solaris 2.6 was the fact that I'm using an OLD
> > > version of gcc (2.7.2.3, IIRC) which didn't like the "-mcpu=ultrasparc"
> > > so I removed that from the Makefile.global and it built with no
> > > other changes. I was also building this on a sun4m (sparc20) so...
> >
> > Was compiling it on a Solaris 8 fileserver at home, GCS Scorpian 20.
> > Basically a SPARC 20, 110Mhz clone.
> >
> > Using gcc 2.95.3
> >
> > When trying to run AOLServer it just kept saying something along the
> > lines of "Cannot run binary executable" which I haven't had before from
> > a "known to run on Solaris" program, so I thought, "Stuff it, I've just
> > finished downloading Mandrake 8" and well, here I am.
> >
> > I see from your email that AOLServer unconditionally puts in the
> > -mcpu=ultrasparc, so that's likely the problem. I hadn't noticed it
> > (didn't look real hard honestly). Just logged into the old sparc server
> > now, removed the -mcpu=ultrasparc from include/Makefile.global and it's
> > compiling presently. See how it goes. This makes sense, considering
> > the error message I was getting.
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > Errr... is there a Solaris FAQ for AOLServer? The
> > "Frequently-Asked-Questions" link doesn't appear to be um.. a link on
> > the AOLServer page.
> >
> > > Perhaps if you send the errors you received when trying to compile
> > > to the mailing list, we could tell you what needs to happen ...
> > >
> > <snip>
> > > > d) Did chown -Rh nsadmin.nsadmin /usr/local/aolserver
> > > > e) su - nsadmin
> > > > f) Entered /usr/local/aolserver and copied sample-config.tcl to
> > > > config.tcl
> > > >
> > > > g) (Here's the problem) Attempted to start AOLServer using :
> > > >
> > > > ./bin/nsd -ft ./config.tcl
> > >
> > > Yes, here IS the problem.
> > >
> > > Skip step "e", as if you want to bind to a port less than 1024
> > > most likely you will need to start nsd as root. You need to
> > > start it this way:
> > >
> > > # cd /usr/local/aolserver
> > > # ./bin/nsd -u nsadmin -g nsadmin -ft config.tcl
> > >
> > > Don't type the "#", it's meant to represent your prompt as root.
> >
> > The sample-config.tcl file has its default port set to 8000 (an
> > unpriviledged port).
> >
> > It appears Mandrake's "msec" program/package is a bit over-zealous even
> > on "Medium" setting, the recommended default. To solve the problem I
> > had to configure a custom msec security configuration with :
> >
> > # msec custom
> >
> > And let user programs bind to unpriviledged ports. Not normal Unix
> > behaviour, but heck, I can see it is useful in various situations.
> >
> > So you're right, it was port-binding permissions. But the default tcl
> > config file will probably work on things that AREN'T Mandrake. :)
> >
> > Is there a Mandrake Linux section of an AOLServer FAQ hanging around
> > this could go in? (uh oh... techdocs.postgresql.org started with a
> > similar question...)
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > Regards and best wishes,
> >
> > Justin Clift
> >
> > >
> > > HTH, HAND,
> > >
> > > - Dossy
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dossy Shiobara mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Panoptic Computer Network web: http://www.panoptic.com/
> >
> > --
> > "My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those
> > who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the
> > first group; there was less competition there."
> > - Indira Gandhi
> >
