config.guess failure with IBM/XL

[Wei-keng Liao]

Hi, Carl

Thanks for reporting this. I will make sure the latest versions
of both files appear in the next release.

Wei-keng

On Jul 28, 2017, at 3:50 AM, Carl Ponder wrote:

> I'm building PNetCDF using the IBM/XL compilers for the Power architecture.
> I got this error message:
> checking build system type... ./scripts/config.guess: unable to guess system type
> 
> This script, last modified 2011-10-01, has failed to recognize
> the operating system you are using. It is advised that you
> download the most up to date version of the config scripts from
> 
>   http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.guess;hb=HEAD
> and
>   http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.sub;hb=HEAD
> 
> If the version you run (./scripts/config.guess) is already up to date, please
> send the following data and any information you think might be
> pertinent to <config-patches at gnu.org> in order to provide the needed
> information to handle your system.
> 
> config.guess timestamp = 2011-10-01
> 
> uname -m = ppc64le
> uname -r = 3.10.0-514.6.2.el7.ppc64le
> uname -s = Linux
> uname -v = #1 SMP Fri Feb 17 19:22:37 EST 2017
> 
> /usr/bin/uname -p = ppc64le
> /bin/uname -X     = 
> 
> hostinfo               = 
> /bin/universe          = 
> /usr/bin/arch -k       = 
> /bin/arch              = ppc64le
> /usr/bin/oslevel       = 
> /usr/convex/getsysinfo = 
> 
> UNAME_MACHINE = ppc64le
> UNAME_RELEASE = 3.10.0-514.6.2.el7.ppc64le
> UNAME_SYSTEM  = Linux
> UNAME_VERSION = #1 SMP Fri Feb 17 19:22:37 EST 2017
> configure: error: cannot guess build type; you must specify one
> I got the build to work by using newer copies of the config.guess & config.sub.
> The versions bundled in the latest PNetCDF (1.8.1) look pretty old (2011), can you update them in the next release?
> Thanks,
> 
>                   Carl Ponder
>                   NVIDIA Developer Technology
> 
> 
> 
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