[omniORB] Installation and Configuration on RedHat 6.0

[Kelly Burkhart]

Stefan Seefeld writes:
 > "Robert Simmons(su)" wrote:
 > > 
 > > I would like to be able to use omniORB on a new RedHat 6.0 linux
 > > machine. My goal is to configure the system so that all users on the
 > > system can use it. I did manage to get it to build but that is as far as
 > > I have gotten. Configuration of the system and installation is another
 > > matter. I have read, at length, all the docs in the download and remain
 > > confused. What I would like is a single installation document that
 > > answers the following questions.
 > 
 > [...]
 > 
 > > Id like to see this ORB be able to compete with the comercial products
 > > out there but if it is this hard to install with this little
 > > documentation, I dont see how it can. When one gets orbix for unix there
 > > are specific instructions for global installs such as this and there are
 > > even scripts to automate it.
 > 
 > Robert,
 > 
 > what are the problems you have installing omniORB ? I've done so on a RH 6.0
 > machine and had absolutely no problems. Just do the following:
<snip>

Are you able to get the echo examples working?  I am unable to get eg3 
working when I compile optimized.  It (sort of) works when I replace the
optimize flags in the makefile with -g.  (This is with 2.8 pre 2).

I say sort of because it is not able to use an omniORB 2.7 omniNames
running on my real machine.  I assume 2.8 applications should be able
to use a 2.7 omniNames.  Is that correct?

I just rebuilt today with a brand new gcc (2.95.1 19990816 release).
I configured gcc as follows:

--prefix=/usr/local/gcc --enable-shared --enable-threads \
i586-pc-linux-gnu

Any ideas?

FWIW, I did find a gdb that works with threaded applications on RH6.
Look here:

ftp://ftp.valinux.com/pub/support/hjl/gdb

-K