Re: Build failure on OSX

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>> I'm getting linker error on OSX since about two days. Any idea why the
>> symbol __ftol is missing,
>> and which library should provide it?
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>> /Users/pgadmin3/Installs/PostgreSQL/8.1.3/lib/libpq.a   -lssl -lcrypto
>> ld: Undefined symbols:
>> __ftol
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> i haven't yet tried a recent build here, but i DO remember seeing ftol
> b4 ... though on PC-boxen.
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> doing a little quick digging, it seems ftol is related to runtime
> Floating-Point-to-Int conversion; cref e.g. this thread --
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> http://lists.apple.com/archives/PerfOptimization-dev/2005/Jan/msg00027.html
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> reading the thread, i'm fairly certain ftol is NOT avail on PPC ... but
> perhaps on Intel?
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> florian, what box are you building on?
OSX 10.3.9 on an old G3 350Mhz, with the newest devtools available for
10.3 IIRC.

greetings, Florian Pflug