Changes between Version 32 and Version 33 of CompileApp

Timestamp:

Sep 18, 2008, 12:11:01 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

evandro

Comment:

Avoid GCC library dependency.

CompileApp

@@ -158 +158 @@
 == Linux/x86 ==
 
-If you build an application on a recent Linux distribution, it won't run on older Linux distributions because of library incompatibilities. The only solution we've discovered is to build applications on a host with an old Linux and an old gcc. Setting up such a host, however, is a giant pain.
+If you build an application on a recent Linux distribution, it won't run on older Linux distributions because of library incompatibilities. The only solution we've discovered is to build applications on a host with an old Linux and an old GCC. Setting up such a host, however, is a giant pain.
 
 Our recommended approach is not to build directly on a Linux host, but rather:
@@ -167 +167 @@
 Virtual PC 2007 runs also on earlier verisons of Windows. Should we skip 2004 and write only about 2007? --Simek
 }}}
- * Download the [VmCompatibility Compatibility] virtual machine module. This is a Debian Linux system with the appropriate (old) version of gcc.
+ * Download the [VmCompatibility Compatibility] virtual machine module. This is a Debian Linux system with the appropriate (old) version of GCC.
  * Run this system under Virtual PC.
  * Install the [SourceCode stable server code] on the virtual host.
- * Build the BOINC libraries: go to the 'boinc' directory and type
+ * Build the BOINC libraries by going to the 'boinc' directory and typing:
 {{{
 _autosetup
-./configure --disable-client --disable-server
+LDFLAGS=-static-libgcc ./configure --disable-client --disable-server
 make
 }}}
+ For x86-64 builds, it's possible to take SSE2 for granted, as long as GCC is version 4.0 or later, then type:
+{{{
+_autosetup
+LDFLAGS=-static-libgcc CFLAGS=-ftree-vectorize CXXFLAGS=-ftree-vectorize ./configure --disable-client --disable-server
+make
+}}}
 
  Do not 'make install'.
- * go to the boinc/samples/example_app directory and type
+ * Go to the boinc/samples/example_app directory and type:
 {{{
 ln -s `g++ -print-file-name=libstdc++.a`