# build issues on AIX - aka non-GNU environment, no gnu grep, no gcc 3 messages from 2016-09-12 to 2016-09-12. Participants: Michael Felt, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/44065 ## Michael Felt, 2016-09-12 19:28 Subject: build issues on AIX - aka non-GNU environment, no gnu grep, no gcc Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CANvxniXkbAKgjm%2BNZ0cyyCToEYp23Kd8s4yxSqUOsAUAHJSA7g%40mail.gmail.com ``` I had a couple of issues when packaging git for AIX a) option -Wall by default - works fine with gcc I am sure, but not so well when gcc is not your compiler b) needs a special (GNU) grep argument (-a from memory). This I resolved by downloading and packaging GNU grep. However, I hope this has not introduced a new dependency. FYI: as I recall, the last time I build git (2.6.4 I believe) I had neither of these problems (although I did later find I had once upon a time packaged, just never published grep-2.22) Also, if you wish to add my aixtools as a place to get git packaged for AIX - just get in touch and we can exchange details. Michael ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2016-09-12 20:24 Subject: Re: build issues on AIX - aka non-GNU environment, no gnu grep, no gcc Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqy42wzx1f.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com In-Reply-To: ``` Michael Felt writes: > I had a couple of issues when packaging git for AIX > a) option -Wall by default - works fine with gcc I am sure, but not so > well when gcc is not your compiler That is expected. As you said, it is merely "by default" and there are mechanisms like config.mak provided for people to override them. > b) needs a special (GNU) grep argument (-a from memory). This I > resolved by downloading and packaging GNU grep. However, I hope this > has not introduced a new dependency. Read the Makefile and find SANE_TEXT_GREP, perhaps? Thanks for helping to spread Git to minority platforms. ``` ## Michael Felt, 2016-09-12 22:44 Subject: Re: build issues on AIX - aka non-GNU environment, no gnu grep, no gcc Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/d746a170-a0b0-cc2a-9d27-f146d872595e%40gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` Try again, reply all this time... On 12-Sep-16 22:24, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Michael Felt writes: > >> I had a couple of issues when packaging git for AIX >> a) option -Wall by default - works fine with gcc I am sure, but not so >> well when gcc is not your compiler > That is expected. As you said, it is merely "by default" and there > are mechanisms like config.mak provided for people to override them. > >> b) needs a special (GNU) grep argument (-a from memory). This I >> resolved by downloading and packaging GNU grep. However, I hope this >> has not introduced a new dependency. > Read the Makefile and find SANE_TEXT_GREP, perhaps? Ah - read the manual heh?. Generally, I just download, unpack, and run configure. I do not mind needing an extra tool - as long as it is only for the build. And, since you have something about it in your (still unread) install Notes - it has not slipped in by accident. > > Thanks for helping to spread Git to minority platforms. The link is: http://www.aixtools.net/index.php/git I do not use it much (I prefer to package "distributed" src tarballs, but when testing a potential fix - git can be extremely useful! All in all, thanks for an easy to port to a "minority" platform! ```