[Pvfs2-users] PVFS v2.8.0 compile problems

[Phil Carns]

Thanks Tony.  We applied a variant of your install symlink patch to cvs.

-Phil

Tony Kew wrote:
> Dear Phil,
> 
> Thanks for the info, the option worked for me with 7.2.1 codebase, for
> what its worth.  The 7.8.0 code with my patch works so far (with the very
> limited tests I have done.)  I'll be testing over several nodes this 
> afternoon,
> or tomorrow.
> 
> Here is a trivial patch to fix installation for RPM builds that use:
> make install DESTDIR=/var/tmp/pvfs-buildroot
> 
> --- pvfs-2.8.0/Makefile.in.orig 2009-03-02 11:40:23.000000000 -0500
> +++ pvfs-2.8.0/Makefile.in      2009-03-02 11:41:03.000000000 -0500
> @@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ endif
>        install -d $(bindir)
>        install -m 755 $(ADMINTOOLS) $(bindir)
>        # for compatibility in case anyone really wants "lsplus"
> -       ln -s $(bindir)/pvfs2-ls $(bindir)/pvfs2-lsplus
> +       ln -s @bindir@/pvfs2-ls $(bindir)/pvfs2-lsplus
>        install -m 755 src/apps/admin/pvfs2-config $(bindir)
>        @# if we ever auto-generate genconfig, remove the $(srcdir)
>        install -m 755 $(srcdir)/src/apps/admin/pvfs2-genconfig $(bindir)
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Tony
> 
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> 
> Phil Carns wrote:
>> Hi Tony,
>>
>> I just wanted to mention that the second compile problem that you 
>> pointed out is from a code path that gets enabled with the 
>> --enable-mmap-racache option.  That particular option is experimental 
>> and (as you have found) not well tested.  I would not advise using it 
>> in a production setting.
>>
>> -Phil
>>
>>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The latest release of PVFS v2.8.0 is failing to compile for me 
>>>>>> under RHEL5:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $ uname -a
>>>>>> Linux ramones.ccr.buffalo.edu 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5PAE #1 SMP Mon Jan 
>>>>>> 26  14:18:23 EST 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>>>>>> $ ./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib \
>>>>>> --enable-perf-counters --enable-mmap-racache \
>>>>>> --enable-fast --enable-shared \
>>>>>> --with-kernel=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
>>>>>>     
>>>>> Hi Tony.  I don't have a fix for you but it appears to be a problem
>>>>> with '--enable-shared'.  Can you use static libraries until we send
>>>>> you a fix?