Conference turris::decc

2190.0. "Error compiling with -writeable_strings" by HYDRA::BRYANT () Thu May 15 1997 10:42

I have a partner who is getting the following error while compiling after
upgrading from DU 2.0 to 3.2.  The version of cc is 3.11.

cc: Error: Non-digit in integer argument "ritable_strings" to option "-writable_
strings"

Before I get a reproducer, I'm posting it here in hopes of it being something
simple.  Here is an excerpt of the build output.

Thanks
Pat Bryant
Software Partner Engineering
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vobadm@cheetah:(R6.1.4):39% cmake dfd_check
        test -d /twk/src/obj_editor/objs_osf1-al || mkdir -p /twk/src/obj_editor
/objs_osf1-al
        umask 000; cd /twk/src/obj_editor/objs_osf1-al; /bin/true; /usr/atria/bi
n/clearmake -C gnu -r -kV -f /twk/src/obj_editor/Makefile dfd_check MK_RECURSE=T
RUE
 
Building call_checker.o
        /bin/cc  -DvdebugDEBUG=0 -Dstrcat=cadre_strcat -Dstrchr=cadre_strchr -Ds
trcmp=cadre_strcmp -Dstrcpy=cadre_strcpy -Dstrcspn=cadre_strcspn -Dstrlen=cadre_
strlen -Dstrncat=cadre_strncat -Dstrncmp=cadre_strncmp -Dstrncpy=cadre_strncpy -
Dstrpbrk=cadre_strpbrk -Dstrrchr=cadre_strrchr -Dstrspn=cadre_strspn -Dstrtok=ca
dre_strtok -DVISTA=1  -DANSII_CPP -DALPHA -Dalpha -D__alpha -D__host_alpha -D__o
sf__ -D__unix -D_LONGLONG -DUNIX -Dunix -DX11 -DRPC  -DCADRE   -+ -D__LANGUAGE_C
__ -DLANGUAGE_C -D__unix__ -D_CFE -DSYSTYPE_BSD -D_SYS_TYPE_BSD    -I. -I/twk/sr
c/fse -I/twk/src -I/twk/src/fse_include -I/twk/src/obj_editor -I/twk/src/parse_t
ext -I/twk/src/ooa_misc -I/twk/src/sim -I/twk/src/std -I/twk/src/erd -I/twk/src/
mtx_editor -I/twk/src/sc -I/twk/src/ms -I/twk/src/o_misc -I/twk/src/nt -I/twk/sr
c/fig -I/twk/src/include -I/twk/src/ooa_comp -I/twk/src/print_comps -I/twk/src/t
extblocks -I/twk/src/sys_include_alpha -I/usr/include -I/usr/include/X11
-c -v  -migrate -assume noaligned_objects -writable_strings   /twk/src/obj_edito
r/call_checker.c
/usr/lib/cmplrs/cc/gemc_cc -D__LANGUAGE_C__ -D__unix__ -D__osf__ -D__alpha -D_SY
STYPE_BSD -D_LONGLONG -DLANGUAGE_C -Dunix -DSYSTYPE_BSD -DvdebugDEBUG=0 -Dstrcat
=cadre_strcat -Dstrchr=cadre_strchr -Dstrcmp=cadre_strcmp -Dstrcpy=cadre_strcpy
-Dstrcspn=cadre_strcspn -Dstrlen=cadre_strlen -Dstrncat=cadre_strncat -Dstrncmp=
cadre_strncmp -Dstrncpy=cadre_strncpy -Dstrpbrk=cadre_strpbrk -Dstrrchr=cadre_st
rrchr -Dstrspn=cadre_strspn -Dstrtok=cadre_strtok -DVISTA=1 -DANSII_CPP -DALPHA
-Dalpha -D__alpha -D__host_alpha -D__osf__ -D__unix -D_LONGLONG -DUNIX -Dunix -D
X11 -DRPC -DCADRE -D__LANGUAGE_C__ -DLANGUAGE_C -D__unix__ -D_CFE -DSYSTYPE_BSD
-D_SYS_TYPE_BSD -I. -I/twk/src/fse -I/twk/src -I/twk/src/fse_include -I/twk/src/
obj_editor -I/twk/src/parse_text -I/twk/src/ooa_misc -I/twk/src/sim -I/twk/src/s
td -I/twk/src/erd -I/twk/src/mtx_editor -I/twk/src/sc -I/twk/src/ms -I/twk/src/o
_misc -I/twk/src/nt -I/twk/src/fig -I/twk/src/include -I/twk/src/ooa_comp -I/twk
/src/print_comps -I/twk/src/textblocks -I/twk/src/sys_include_alpha -I/usr/inclu
de -I/usr/include/X11 -I/usr/include3.11 -g1 -O1 -assume noaligned_objects -writ
able_strings -common -o call_checker.o /twk/src/obj_editor/call_checker.c
cc: Error: Non-digit in integer argument "ritable_strings" to option "-writable_
strings"
0.0u 0.0s 0:00 50% 0+0k 0+0io 0pf+0w
*** Error code 1
clearmake: Error: Build script failed for "call_checker.o"

The option is -writeable_strings.  Your customer misspelled it as
-writable_strings.  Since the compiler couldn't recognize it as the
-writeable_strings option, it assumed it must be the -w[n] option that controls
warning levels; and, as it said, "ritable_strings" is not a valid argument to -w.

	-Neil

I saw that too but the partner says he's already tried spelling it both ways.

>The option is -writeable_strings.  Your customer misspelled it as
>-writable_strings. 

Sorry, but the cc(1) command only accepts the spelling -writable_strings.  

It looks to me like the version of gemc_cc on this machine does not understand
the option.   Exactly what version of 3.2 you're talking about would
be helpful (post the output from the uname -a command).

> Sorry, but the cc(1) command only accepts the spelling -writable_strings.  

So it does!  I was misled by the man page:

SYNOPSIS

  cc [-newc] [flag] ... file ...
  cc -oldc [flag] ... file ...
  cc -migrate [flag] ... file ...

  Default Flags:

  cc -newc -assume aligned_objects -cpp -call_shared -double -fprm n -fptm n
  -g0 -I/usr/include -inline manual -member_alignment -no_fp_reorder
  -no_misalign -object -O1 -oldcomment -p0 -no_pg -preempt_symbol -signed
  -arch generic -std0 -tune generic -writeable_strings
                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

   
        OSF1 cheetah V3.2 148 alpha 
  

This has been reported and will be fixed in Digital UNIX V4.0D and later.
Here are the pertinent OSF_QARs:

50591   MANPAGES    M    AN    30-DEC-1996  PLA12386  SULLIVAN
CC(1) MANPAGE ERRORS FOR -WRITABLE_STRINGS FLAG

52531   MANPAGES    M    CL    15-APR-1997  PTB04564  SULLIVAN
CC(1) MANPAGE ERRORS FOR -WRITABLE_STRINGS FLAG


Of course, people will always tell you to RTM; but remember that they also tell
you not to believe everything you [read].

-Jeff

> OSF1 cheetah V3.2 148 alpha

That is Digital UNIX V3.2C.  The DECC (gemc_cc) compiler that shipped with
that release does indeed support -writable_strings (without the "e").

Here is a hunch on what your problem might be.

Prior to DU V3.0, DECC was shipped in the CMPDEVENH subset.  Through all the
V3.* releases, DECC was shipped in the OSFDECC subset.  If you upgraded your
system through the installupdate path and didn't specifically add the
OSFDECC subset, the you have an old copy of DECC on your system.

If you do a "setld -i |grep OSFDECC", look to see if it's installed.  If 
not, that is your problem.  I suspect it is.

Joe

FWIW, the 'secret decoder ring' that maps the uname output into the official
release name is at:

	http://www.zk3.dec.com/unix_versions.html