[gentoo-dev] System built with gcc 3.0.3

[Richard Reich <rreich@rdrtech.com>]

I'm building my system with gcc 3.0.3.  I've got most packages compiled
but I've run into a few with problems...

First BitchX won't compile by default, I had to do a dirty hack to fix
it.  While it was compiling I had to edit
/var/tmp/portage/bitchx-1.0.18-r4/work/BitchX/source/modules.c and
comment out the line extern unsigned <somthing> bitchx_<somthing>ver. 
The reason is there is a duplicate decleration in irc.h.  Sorry I cannot
supply the <something> because the file has been deleted after a
sucessfull merge.

Next is glibc, aparently there is some check and it won't compile under
gcc 3.0.3 only 2.95  here is the exact message I get...

*** This version of GNU libc cannot be compiled by GCC 3.x.
*** GCC 3.x will generate a library that is binary incompatible to
*** older and future releases of GNU libc.
*** You should compile this GNU libc release by an older GCC version
*** or wait for the next GNU libc release.
*** If you really mean to use GCC 3.x, run configure again
*** using the extra parameter `--disable-sanity-checks'.

!!! ERROR: The ebuild did not complete successfully.
!!! Function src_compile, Line 15, Exitcode 1
!!! (no error message)

!!! emerge aborting on 
/usr/portage/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.2.4-r9.ebuild .

Now, I've tried the --disable-sanity-checks but emerge gives me an
error...
loki portage # emerge sys-libs/glibc/ --disable-sanity-checks
!!! Error: --disable-sanity-checks is an invalid option.


Any ideas on how to fix this?

Now I haven't rebooted my machine yet, for some reason su doesn't work
either, for normal users that is, root just ignores the errors. Here is
the specific error...
sh-2.05a$ su
su: Module is unknown
Sorry.
sh-2.05a$ 


Here is a list of the other modules that did not compile...
/usr/portage/app-admin/fam-oss/fam-oss-2.6.4-r1.ebuild
/usr/portage/kde-base/kdelibs/kdelibs-2.2.2-r2.ebuild
/usr/portage/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.2.4-r9.ebuild
/usr/portage/sys-libs/ncurses/ncurses-5.2-r3.ebuild
/usr/portage/dev-libs/pilot-link/pilot-link-0.9.6-r3.ebuild
/usr/portage/net-misc/netkit-telnetd/netkit-telnetd-0.17-r1.ebuild


Some of the packages that did build are...
X, gnome, evolution, xchat, mozilla, galeon...  There are others but I
won't list them here.  I have logs of all my building if anybody wants
them.  Also I'm going to keep this setup if I can even limp through it. 
I use gcc 3.0.3 as my development compiler, and I'd like to use gentoo
as my primary test platform. So I'd be willing to act as a tester for
the 3.0.3 compiler.

DISCLAIMER:  I do know that 3.0.3 is not supported by the gentoo team,
this is something that I undertook on my own.  There were too reasons,
1. I'm sick and twisted when it comes to *NEEDING* the beeding edge
2. I use 3.0.3 as my compiler.

If any of this helps great! If not and I'm being a nusance tell me to go
away and I'll go sit in the corner with my gcc 3.0.3 ;)

Rick