[CPMD-list] Error on PC-Linux compilation

[axel.kohlmeyer at theochem.ruhr-uni-bochum.de]

>>> "FF" == Francesco Filippone <francesco.filippone at mlib.cnr.it> writes:

FF> Dear A.J. Du,
FF> this error sounds like a preprocessor error. I can't reproduce it, but I 
FF> rememeber I had something similar.
FF> The preprocessor is defined by the Configure script as /lib/cpp, which is 
FF> part of gcc. Unfortunately RedHat 7.2 is shipped with un unsupported 
FF> version of gcc, 2.96, while the  stable and supported version is either 
FF> 2.95.3 (at the time in which RH 7.2 was released) or 3.0.4 (now). Try 
FF> cpp --version to figure out which version you have.

FF> It this is the problem, the solution is to download (gcc.gnu.org) the 
FF> stable version, compile and install it.
FF> I kept the 2.96, installed in /usr/bin, version for consistency in any
FF> recompilation of the kernel and installed the stable release in 
FF> /usr/local/bin. After installation you just need to relink /lib/cpp to 
FF> /usr/local/bin/cpp. Try to recompile from scratch and it should work. 

FF> Ciao,
FF> F.

dear a.j. du,

please verify that the makefile definition for CPP contains the 
'-traditional' flag.  (e.g.CPP=/lib/cpp -P -C -traditional).
omission of this flag with newer gcc's is the usual
cause for the error you described, IIRC.

cheers,
        axel.

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