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diff --git a/bootstrap/README.AIX b/bootstrap/README.AIX new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..25f636ee98d --- /dev/null +++ b/bootstrap/README.AIX @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +$NetBSD: README.AIX,v 1.1.1.1 2004/03/11 13:03:59 grant Exp $ + +You will need gcc. The AIX xlC compiler doesn't work, but probably +could be made to. gcc-3.3.2 has been tested. + +bootstrap-pkgsrc has been tested on AIX 4.3. It will probably work on newer +releases also. + +Please note the use of GNU binutils on AIX is not supported. +Make sure GNU ld is not in your path. + +If you are using gcc +-------------------- +It makes life much simpler if you only use the same gcc consistently +for building all packages. + +It is recommended that an external gcc be used only for bootstrapping +gcc from pkgsrc, lang/gcc3 is recommended. + +Post bootstrap setup +-------------------- + +Here is an example mk.conf: + +--- Cut here --- +# Configure scripts don't always get this right +MACHINE_GNU_PLATFORM=powerpc-ibm-aix4.3.3.0 +CC=gcc +CHECK_SHLIBS=no +RENAME= +USE_GCC3=yes +PKGMAKECONF=${MAKECONF} +--- Cut here --- + +You also need to setup a few environment variables: + +PKG_DBDIR=/usr/pkg/pkgdb +MAKECONF=/usr/pkg/etc/mk.conf +MAKESYSPATH=/usr/pkg/share/mk + +You'll also want to set PATH, MANPATH and LIBPATH + |