[fpc-devel]fpc and ppc386

[Marco van de Voort]

> I have compiled cvs from the latest CVS in SuSE linux v 9.0.  When I
> type the command fpc i get the response 
> Error:  /usr/local/bin/ppc386 cannot be executed
> 
> However ppc386 is present in the same directory as fpc, with the same
> date and time stamp and the same date and time stamp as the file in
> ~/FreePascal/fpc/compiler.  The file marked fpc is considerably smaller
> than ppc386
> The file ppc386 (in either location) executes perfectly correctly as the
> freepascal compiler, so what is the matter with my fpc command?
> (Incidentally, the compiler functions correctly from lazarus compiled
> from the most recent cvs).
> 
> I could probably live with invoking ppc486 instaed of fpc, but it is an
> annoyance.

We haven't figured this problem out entirely yet. On some systems it works,
on some it doesn't.

The file "fpc" is a frontend binary that selects the right processor backend
(ppc386), and its use is limited to compiling.

Removing fpc and symlinking fpc to ppc386 is the best for now I think.