Re: Bug#389294: [Fwd: Bug#389294: lcdproc_0.5.0-1(hppa/unstable): FTBFS: bad compiler opts?]

[José Luis Tallón <jltallon@adv-solutions.net>]

Grant Grundler wrote:
> [snip]
>>> hppa-linux-gnu-gcc -fPIC -Wall -Wall -O3 -Wno-unused-function -b  -o bayrad.sl  bayrad.o  
>>> hppa-linux-gnu-gcc: bayrad.sl: No such file or directory
>>> hppa-linux-gnu-gcc: unrecognized option '-b'
>>>       
>
> "gcc --help" on hppa says:
>   -b <machine>             Run gcc for target <machine>, if installed
>
> My guess is "-b" parsing took "-o" as the machine type and barfed
> in a stupid way.  Obviously "bayrad.sl" won't exist since we expect
> it to be an output but the compiler thinks it's an input.
>
> Figure out why "-b" is issued without a corresponding parameter that will
> likely solve the problem.
>   
Upstream fixed it meanwhile, or so it seems.

Will take a look and see what happens.
> hth,
>   
Indeed. I learnt a bit more :-)

Cheers,

    J.L.