http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2005-03/msg01323.html $echo 0 >/proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space $setarch i386 ./configure $setarch i386 make bootstrap Emacs building works well in my linux box (FC4). Or use this repository emacs cvs rpm packes for FC3/4 http://people.redhat.com/petersen/emacs/ 2005-06-23 (ë), 13:26 -0600, FC4 User ììê: > This has been reported to Bugzilla as bug number 160184. I haven't yet > received a fix, and am posting it to see if anyone else has had the > problem, or been able to solve it. > > ****** > > When attempting to compile emacs versions 21.3.50 or 22.0.50 under FC4, > the process fails with the below messages: > > Dumping under names emacs and emacs-21.3.50 > ************************************************** > Warning: Your system has a gap between BSS and the > heap (19112100 byte). This usually means that exec-shield > or something similar is in effect. The dump may > fail because of this. See the section about > exec-shield in etc/PROBLEMS for more information. > ************************************************** > make[1]: *** [bootstrap-emacs] Segmentation fault > make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/fc4user/downloads/emacs/emacs/src' > make: *** [bootstrap-build] Error 2 > > > Here's what I tried and what happened > > 1. I was attempting to compile either emacs 22.0.50 from CVS download or > emacs 21.3.50 from source file "emacs-21.3.50-20041117.tar.gz" > (available at > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=17203&package_id=35022&release_id=78364) > > 2. I issued "setarch i386 ./configure". This worked without error messages. > > 3. I then issued "setarch i386 make bootstrap". This failed with the > following messages > > <snip> > Loading menu-bar (source)... > Loading paths.el (source)... > Loading startup (source)... > Loading emacs-lisp/lisp (source)... > Loading textmodes/page (source)... > Loading register (source)... > Loading textmodes/paragraphs (source)... > Loading emacs-lisp/lisp-mode (source)... > Loading textmodes/text-mode (source)... > Loading textmodes/fill (source)... > ((215107 . 8234) (11326 . 3) (584 . 196) 1542561 223532 (66 . 7) (18 > . 43) (23593 . 599)) > Loading replace (source)... > Loading abbrev (source)... > Loading buff-menu (source)... > Loading emacs-lisp/float-sup (source)... > ((222553 . 3029) (11533 . 2) (585 . 195) 1575995 223956 (72 . 4) (18 > . 43) (24103 . 215)) > Loading vc-hooks (source)... > Loading ediff-hook (source)... > ((225572 . 2596) (11635 . 0) (586 . 194) 1584303 223973 (72 . 4) (18 > . 43) (24359 . 337)) > Finding pointers to doc strings... > Finding pointers to doc strings...done > Dumping under names emacs and emacs-21.3.50 > ************************************************** > Warning: Your system has a gap between BSS and the > heap (19112100 byte). This usually means that exec-shield > or something similar is in effect. The dump may > fail because of this. See the section about > exec-shield in etc/PROBLEMS for more information. > ************************************************** > make[1]: *** [bootstrap-emacs] Segmentation fault > make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/fc4user/downloads/emacs/emacs/src' > make: *** [bootstrap-build] Error 2 > > > I also tried several other things, like issuing " echo 0 > > /proc/sys/kernel/exec-shield' " to turn off exec-shield completely > before compiling. This didn't work also. > > Both of these versions of Emacs compiled under FC3, using the above process. > > FC4 User > > > > >
