[ace-bugs] ACE's configure loops on checking for mutex timeouts ...

[solsTiCe d'Hiver]

hello,
i can't access ace-bugs archive from the website. i am given Private
archive file not found at
http://list.isis.vanderbilt.edu/mailman/private/ace-bugs/

so i post here
when i try to compile ACE 5.6.9 (or 5.7.2), ./configure hangs at
"checking for mutex timeouts..." and using 100% of CPU.

so i guess mutex does not timeouts as expected ??

if i run autoreconf -i before running ./configure, configure fails with
this error:
../configure: line 35781: syntax error near unexpected token `fi'
../configure: line 35781: `fi'

I know I was able to compile a 5.6.x version some month ago.
I am using now a 2.6.30 kernel on linux with gcc/g++ 4.4.1 openssl
0.9.8k-4

[Douglas C. Schmidt]

Hi,

> i can't access ace-bugs archive from the website. i am given Private
> archive file not found at
> http://list.isis.vanderbilt.edu/mailman/private/ace-bugs/

Johnny/Will/Eric, can you guys please take a look and see what's going
on here?

> so i post here
> when i try to compile ACE 5.6.9 (or 5.7.2), ./configure hangs at
> "checking for mutex timeouts..." and using 100% of CPU.
>
> so i guess mutex does not timeouts as expected ??
>
> if i run autoreconf -i before running ./configure, configure fails with
> this error:
> ../configure: line 35781: syntax error near unexpected token `fi'
> ../configure: line 35781: `fi'
>
> I know I was able to compile a 5.6.x version some month ago.
> I am using now a 2.6.30 kernel on linux with gcc/g++ 4.4.1 openssl
> 0.9.8k-4

The configure script is currently in disrepair due to lack of sponsors
to maintain it. I therefore recommend you use the "classic"
configuration approach that's documented in

ACE_ROOT/ACE-INSTALL.html#unix_traditional

Naturally, if you'd like to volunteer to fix/maintain/sponsor the
ACE configure script that would be great, as well.

Thanks,

Doug