flac dev - Nov 2004 - Compile flac-1.1.1 on ppc Linux

Hi all,

I'm trying to compile the flac-1.1.1 tarball on a Linux PPC system (a G3
iBook
running Debian Testing).

Configure is fine, but make bombs out almost immediately with:

   lpc_asm.s: Assembler messages:
   lpc_asm.s:1: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is
`l'
   lpc_asm.s:2: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is
`C'
   lpc_asm.s:4: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is
`R'
   lpc_asm.s:5: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is
`m'
   lpc_asm.s:6: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is
`a'
   lpc_asm.s:8: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is
`-'
   lpc_asm.s:9: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is
`n'
   <snip>

It seems that as is barfing at the comments. However, even stripping all
comments
from the code results in compilation errors like:

   lpc_asm.s: Assembler messages:
   lpc_asm.s:70: Error: syntax error; found `(' but expected `,'
   lpc_asm.s:70: Error: junk at end of line: `(0xfffffc00)'
   lpc_asm.s:71: Error: syntax error; found `(' but expected `,'
   lpc_asm.s:71: Error: junk at end of line: `(0xfffffc00)'
   lpc_asm.s:85: Error: Unrecognized opcode: `lvewx'
   lpc_asm.s:86: Error: Unrecognized opcode: `vspltisb'
   lpc_asm.s:87: Error: Unrecognized opcode: `vsro'
   lpc_asm.s:90: Error: Unrecognized opcode: `lvsl'
   lpc_asm.s:91: Error: Unrecognized opcode: `vsldoi'
   lpc_asm.s:93: Error: Unrecognized opcode: `lvsl'
   lpc_asm.s:94: Error: Unrecognized opcode: `vspltisb'
   lpc_asm.s:95: Error: Unrecognized opcode: `vspltisb'
   lpc_asm.s:96: Error: Unrecognized opcode: `vmrglw'
   <snip>

At least some of those error look like Altivec instructions which of course
are not present on my G3 iBook.

For now, I'm compling with  --disable-asm-optimizations.

Erik
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On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 10:53:20 +1100
Erik de Castro Lopo <erikd-flac@mega-nerd.com> wrote:
> For now, I'm compling with  --disable-asm-optimizations.
Oops, now I'm getting other problems:

    stream_decoder.c: In function `FLAC__stream_decoder_init':
    stream_decoder.c:296: error: `FLAC__lpc_restore_signal' undeclared
(first use in this function)
    stream_decoder.c:296: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only
once
    stream_decoder.c:296: error: for each function it appears in.)
    stream_decoder.c:297: error: `FLAC__lpc_restore_signal_wide' undeclared
(first use in this function)

Erik 
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yes, --disable-asm-optimizations got broken in the last release.

I'm planning to put together another release soon with this and
some other fixes.

there was a thread about how to fix it, which you may be able to
find in the archives.

Josh

--- Erik de Castro Lopo <erikd-flac@mega-nerd.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 10:53:20 +1100
> Erik de Castro Lopo <erikd-flac@mega-nerd.com> wrote:
> 
> > For now, I'm compling with  --disable-asm-optimizations.
> 
> Oops, now I'm getting other problems:
> 
>     stream_decoder.c: In function `FLAC__stream_decoder_init':
>     stream_decoder.c:296: error: `FLAC__lpc_restore_signal'
> undeclared (first use in this function)
>     stream_decoder.c:296: error: (Each undeclared identifier is
> reported only once
>     stream_decoder.c:296: error: for each function it appears in.)
>     stream_decoder.c:297: error: `FLAC__lpc_restore_signal_wide'
> undeclared (first use in this function)
> 
> Erik 

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--- Erik de Castro Lopo <erikd-flac@mega-nerd.com>
wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to compile the flac-1.1.1 tarball on a Linux PPC system (a
> G3 iBook
> running Debian Testing).
> 
> Configure is fine, but make bombs out almost immediately with:
ppc/lpc_asm.s in flac-1.1.1 assembles (or should) with the native
'as' on OS X, but does not with 'gas'.  I don't know why
they're
different.  I'm still trying to figure out how to support both.

altivec is enabled by default, it is not autodetected by configure,
so you have to use --disable-altivec.  since that disables all asm
on PPC in flac-1.1.1 (since it all uses altivec) you might try that
as a workaround to the problem with --disable-asm-optimizations.

Josh



		
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