[Scilab-Dev] Error Compiling Scilab from Source on Scientific Linux 6

[Sylvestre Ledru]

Le jeudi 10 mars 2011 à 06:42 -0800, Lerato a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> I am using SL 6 and can't successfully compile scilab 5.3.1. After
> running the Configure script successfully, i ran make and get the
> following error:
> 
> ~/scilab-5.3.1/modules/output_stream/.libs/libscioutput_stream.so:
> undefined reference to `floor_'
> ~/scilab-5.3.1/modules/polynomials/.libs/libscipolynomials.so:
> undefined reference to `huge_'
> ~/scilab-5.3.1/modules/polynomials/.libs/libscipolynomials.so:
> undefined reference to `tiny_'
> ~/scilab-5.3.1/modules/polynomials/.libs/libscipolynomials.so:
> undefined reference to `radix_'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[1]: *** [scilab-bin] Error
> 
> I am new to Scilab and I need to use the source package not the binary
> one. Please help me remove this error. Obviously it had something to
> do with math library and I googled and found that I had to add -lm in
> the Makefile which was already there. i cant figure out what wrong now
> and really need your help.
It is because you are using g77. Please switch to gfortran.

See:
http://bugzilla.scilab.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8934

Sylvestre