cc ERROR: cannot exec /usr/lib32/cmplrs/fec ?

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I just booted up my O2 for the first time in a few months to try and compile some OGL code.

I haven't done any development on it before and found that cc doesn't work.

When I try to compile any C file I get
cc ERROR: cannot exec /usr/lib32/cmplrs/fec

I have in swmgr:
Base Compiler Development Environment
C/C++ Headers/Libraries
Development System
IRIX Development Headers/...
X11 Development Environment

What am I missing?
 
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Bash: 
bash-2.05b# showfiles | grep '/usr/lib32/cmplrs/fec'
f 56539 3073620 compiler_eoe.sw.lboot   usr/cpu/sysgen/root/usr/lib32/cmplrs/fec
bash-2.05b#
You need the compiler_eoe product:

Bash: 
bash-2.05b# find /mnt/suse/IRIX/i -name '*compiler_eoe*'
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Overlays_2_of_3/dist/compiler_eoe_744_6530m.man
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Overlays_2_of_3/dist/compiler_eoe_744_6530m
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Overlays_2_of_3/dist/compiler_eoe_744_6530m.sw
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Overlays_2_of_3/dist/compiler_eoe_744_6530m.idb
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Overlays_2_of_3/dist/compiler_eoe_744_6530m.sw64
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Compiler_Execution_Environment_7_4/relnotes/compiler_eoe
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Compiler_Execution_Environment_7_4/dist_modules/compiler_eoe.man
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Compiler_Execution_Environment_7_4/dist_modules/compiler_eoe.sw
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Compiler_Execution_Environment_7_4/dist_modules/compiler_eoe
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Compiler_Execution_Environment_7_4/dist_modules/compiler_eoe.idb
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Compiler_Execution_Environment_7_4/dist_modules/compiler_eoe.sw64
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Compiler_Execution_Environment_7_4/docs_modules/relnotes/compiler_eoe
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Compiler_Execution_Environment_7_4/dist/compiler_eoe.man
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Compiler_Execution_Environment_7_4/dist/compiler_eoe.sw
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Compiler_Execution_Environment_7_4/dist/compiler_eoe
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Compiler_Execution_Environment_7_4/dist/compiler_eoe.idb
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/30/Compiler_Execution_Environment_7_4/dist/compiler_eoe.sw64
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/6.5/IRIX_6_5_Base_Documentation_June_1998/usr/relnotes/compiler_eoe
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/6.5/IRIX_6_5_Foundation_1/dist/compiler_eoe.man
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/6.5/IRIX_6_5_Foundation_1/dist/compiler_eoe.sw
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/6.5/IRIX_6_5_Foundation_1/dist/compiler_eoe
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/6.5/IRIX_6_5_Foundation_1/dist/compiler_eoe.idb
/mnt/suse/IRIX/i/6.5/IRIX_6_5_Foundation_1/dist/compiler_eoe.sw64
bash-2.05b#
compiler_eoe can be found on IRIX 6.5 Foundation 1 CD and Compiler Execution Enironment 7.4 (in case you have SGI MIPSpro version 7.4 installed).

Regards
 
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I found "SGI CD: MIPSpro All-Compiler CD May 1999 for IRIX 6.5 and later"
but can't seem to find "SGI CD: Compiler Execution Environment 7.4" only 7.3

Do you know where I can find 7.4?

The other files I already have in Foundation 1 and Overlay 2, version 30
 
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When installing "SGI CD: Compiler Execution Environment 7.4" Software Manager said it was already installed.

But installing "SGI CD: MIPSpro All-Compiler CD May 1999 for IRIX 6.5 and later"
gave me a working C compiler. However c++ is not installed even though C++ Front-End 7.3 is listed as installed in Software Manager?
 
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I getting a missing dependency: c++_dev.sw.c++ (C++ Compiler)

But I think it's because I was expecting /usr/bin/c++ where as I already have /usr/bin/DCC and /usr/bin/NCC ?
 
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I just wanted a C++ compiler and I already have /usr/bin/DCC installed and working although its not really standard C++

I've never used C++ on IRIX so I was expecting /usr/bin/c++
 
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SGI sold their compilers separately, so it was a bit more of a to-do to get a all the CD's lined up and installed to have a working compiler. Also MIPSpro sort of died at a certain version of c++ (I forget hat standard off hand), but there is GCC that we have working now for the latest and greatest compilers
 
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I've installed GCC from Freeware CD 2 of 4.

/usr/freeware/bin/gcc seems to work

but /usr/freeware/bin/g++ gives many pages of errors in /usr/freeware/lib/gcc-lib/mips-sgi-irix.../include/...
when compiling simple hello world.
 
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so first question would be what version of IRIX do you have?

What you should try (if you have harddrive space) is open all these in swmgr to resolve any conflicts:

Code: 
Try opening all these in this order ("open additional"):

* 7.4 compiler execution env
* dev foundation 1.3
* development libraries
* foundation 1
* foundation 2
* overlays 1
* overlays 2
* overlays 3

At that point I believe you should be able to customize and unselect everything and pick and choose.
the files I linked above should have everything you need for the compiler side, you will need to open the base files and overlays for your version of IRIX

I can't really speak to why freeware is failing, maybe it depends on something in the OS, I'm not sure

edit - basically start in swmgr with what you want to install, then keep adding stuff until all the conflicts resolve themselves :)
 
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IRIX version should be 6.5.30, but uname -a and system manager just say 6.5.

It seems the MIPSpro compilers are working.

GNU C Compiler is also working, just build a GLUT example I had lying around.

But GNU C++ Compiler had something weird with the include files.
/usr/freeware/.../include/c++/exception is not a header but a folder with exception header inside.
same thing with /usr/freeware/.../include/c++/exception_defines.h/exception_defines.h
This caused all the compiler errors when trying to compile with g++.

So after moving these headers back in the include/c++ folder I can compile a simple C++ Hello World with g++.
Don't know if there are more problems when including more headers.

Are the freeware CD's the preferred way to install GCC or other GNU tools?
 
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do a uname -aR for version

freeware is very old, and I don't really know much about how well it works - oldest I ever used was nekoware's gcc

preferred way to install GCC is the latest and greatest SGUG version
 
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yes - but someone else would have to comment further, I haven't messed with it yet (I'm using the version of GCC before the RPM's got adopted)
 
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