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[LDM #MAC-518090]: ldm on aix5.3?

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  • Subject: [LDM #MAC-518090]: ldm on aix5.3?
  • Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:33:16 -0600
Kassim,

> its a 64bit system:
> gisdev03[root] $ bootinfo -y
> 64

64-bits is good: it allows for more options.

> i did find something on an ibmdeveloperworks site that suggests using
> -maix64 with gcc:
> 
> "To compile an application in 64 bit mode, one should use the option
> -maix64, which enables the 64-bit AIX ABI such as: 64-bit pointers,
> 64-bit long type, and the infrastructure needed to support them.
> Specifying -maix64 implies -mpowerpc64 and -mpowerpc, while -maix32
> disables the 64-bit ABI and implies -mno-powerpc64. GCC defaults to
> -maix32."
> http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-gnu.html
> 
> but i dont know whow to make gcc do that!
> 
> i'm not sure what size product queue i need.
> On solaris, i'm using ldm6.1.0 to download real-time lighning strikes
> from a vendor called wsi (formerly called wdt).  i get a file every
> minute, and every five minutes, i parse out the california/nevada stikes
> using a bounding box definition in an awk oneliner and push the results
> into an oracle table. Compared to AIX, it was insanely easy to compile,
> install and configure!

If you're going to use the LDM to obtain lightning data, then you won't
need a large product-queue, so we can let the LDM package build its
default version.

Try the commands I sent in my last response.

> tomorrows my day off and if i dont punt this to the IT group, i'll take
> another whack at it on monday
> best
> --kassim

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: MAC-518090
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: On Hold