GNU bug report logs - #11971
Emacs 24.1 fails to build on ia64 with "value as variable is void"

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Rob Browning <rlb <at> defaultvalue.org>

Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:12:01 UTC

Severity: important

Tags: moreinfo

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: 11971 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Rob Browning <rlb <at> defaultvalue.org>
Subject: bug#11971: Emacs 24.1 fails to build on ia64 with "value as variable is void"
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:30:56 -0500

Andreas Schwab wrote:

> Rob Browning <rlb <at> defaultvalue.org> writes:
>
>> Here's another unusual build failure.  This time on Debian Wheezy ia64:
>>
>>   Compiling /build/buildd-emacs24_24.1+1-3-ia64-1WcbZW/emacs24-24.1+1/debian/build-x/lisp/progmodes/cc-fonts.el
>>
>>   In toplevel form:
>>   progmodes/cc-fonts.el:76:27:Error: Symbol's value as variable is void: quote
>
> There may be a problem with stack marking on ia64.  Using
> GC_USE_GCPROS_AS_BEFORE lets the build succeed.

This discussion didn't go anywhere.

Are you saying we need to change Emacs's configure.ac to define
GC_MARK_STACK as GC_USE_GCPROS_AS_BEFORE on ia64 GNU/Linux?
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