On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Matt Graham <
danceswithcrows@usa.net>wrote:
> From: Donn <dlshumway@gmail.com>
> > have a cpp file with three .h header files that I would like to compile
> in
> > our Oracle servers (HPUX 11). The gcc compiler is installed on the HP
> > servers, but the source code does not contain a make file, so we don’t
> know
> > how to compile it in HPUX (not being programmers, but IT nerds).
>
> It's been a really long time since I've compiled anything on HPUX,
> but if there was no Makefile, the compilation must be really simple.
> (Or the project is not intended for use by anyone other than real
> developers.) First thing I'd try is "g++ -o lpssend lpssend.cpp",
> which should work properly if the program is simple and gcc and its
> C++ supporting structure is installed properly, and the program
> doesn't require any external libraries. It might be a good idea to
> check the .cpp file to see if there's a suggested compilation line
> within /* */s at the beginning or end of the file.
>
> HPUX is weirder than Solaris when it comes to compiling stuff though.
> I had a hard time getting it to compile a fairly standard C program
> 10 years ago, but that machine didn't have gcc installed, and HPUX's
> cc is profoundly stupid.
>
> > Operating Systems known to compile LPSSend without error:
> > Redhat 5.1, 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2
> > Corel 1.1
> > SCO UNIX Open Server 5.x
> > Debian 2.1 r4
> > FreeBSD 4.0
> > NetBSD 1.4.1
>
> Wow, this code is old. It might compile, or it might fail with all
> sorts of bizarre errors. Reproduce them if they happen. Maybe
> someone will be able to advise you.
>
> --
> Matt G / Dances With Crows
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> There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
>
>
Thank you very much for the pointer. We will give it a try and update.
--
Donn
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
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