# Ruby 1.8.5 on AIX 5.3 "ruby -v" errors **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 19, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-aix-5-3-ruby-v-errors/69262 "2006-09-19T20:26:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mehdi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@mehdi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mehdi)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-aix-5-3-ruby-v-errors/69262/1 "2006-09-19T20:26:51Z")
HI I compiled ruby-1.8.5 on AIX 5.3. When I run ruby -v its giving this error. I tested the ruby with some of our scripts and it works perfectly fine. #ruby -v ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [powerpc-aix5.3.0.0] ruby: [BUG] Segmentation fault ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [powerpc-aix5.3.0.0] IOT/Abort trap(coredump) Can anybody help. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![mehdi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@mehdi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mehdi)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-aix-5-3-ruby-v-errors/69262/2 "2006-09-20T02:13:30Z")
Hi, At Wed, 20 Sep 2006 03:25:16 +0900, Mehdi wrote in [ruby-talk:215167]: > I compiled ruby-1.8.5 on AIX 5.3. > When I run ruby -v its giving this error. I tested the ruby with some > of our scripts and it works perfectly fine. > > #ruby -v > ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [powerpc-aix5.3.0.0] > ruby: [BUG] Segmentation fault > ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [powerpc-aix5.3.0.0] > > IOT/Abort trap(coredump) Can you show the stack trace by debugger? ---
**Author:** ![mehdi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@mehdi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mehdi)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-aix-5-3-ruby-v-errors/69262/3 "2006-09-27T15:22:54Z")
The ruby previously compiled was on AIX 5.3.0.4. It compiled perfectly and there were no errors and ran perfectly until I upgraded AIX from maintenance level 4 to maintenance level 5. I tried to compile again and this is the error I get when I run “make”. When I use the binaries which I compiled on Maintenance level 4 the test scripts work and looks like its working but when I run “ruby -v” it gives segmentation fault, like the one given below when I tried compiling agin. gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c inits.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c io.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c marshal.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c math.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c numeric.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c object.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c pack.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c parse.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c process.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c prec.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c random.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c range.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c re.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c regex.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c ruby.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c signal.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c sprintf.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c st.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c string.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c struct.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c time.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c util.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c variable.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c version.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c ./missing/flock.c gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c dmyext.c ar rcu libruby-static.a array.o bignum.o class.o compar.o dir.o dln.o enum.o error.o eval.o file.o gc.o hash.o inits.o io.o marshal.o math.o numeric.o object.o pack.o parse.o process.o prec.o random.o range.o re.o regex.o ruby.o signal.o sprintf.o st.o string.o struct.o time.o util.o variable.o version.o flock.o dmyext.o gcc -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -I. -I. -c main.c gcc main.o libruby-static.a -ldl -lcrypt -lm -o miniruby -g -O2 -DRUBY\_EXPORT -Wl,-brtl -Wl,-bE:ruby.imp rbconfig.rb updated ./mkconfig.rb:157: [BUG] Segmentation fault ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [powerpc-aix5.3.0.0] make: 1254-059 The signal code from the last command is 6. Stop. ---
**Author:** ![mehdi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@mehdi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mehdi)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 5:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-aix-5-3-ruby-v-errors/69262/4 "2006-09-30T05:21:38Z")
Mehdi wrote: > The ruby previously compiled was on AIX 5.3.0.4. It compiled perfectly > and there were no errors and ran perfectly until I upgraded AIX from > maintenance level 4 to maintenance level 5. I tried to compile again > and this is the error I get when I run “make”. Try it again without -O2 in the CFLAGS, in case it’s an optimiser issue. However if it’s really crashing inside exit(), that seems less likely. Clifford H… ---
**Author:** ![mehdi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@mehdi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mehdi)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-aix-5-3-ruby-v-errors/69262/5 "2006-09-29T18:55:16Z")
Hello Mehdi, After upgraded to TL5, my ruby core dumped as well. But this occurred only if the ruby was compiled by gcc. I mean, the ruby compiled by using XL C Ver.8 did not core dumped. The stack trace in my environment is like this: #I omitted some dbx error… (dbx) t raise.raise(??) at 0xd0313754 abort.abort() at 0xd0342cb0 rb\_bug(fmt = “Segmentation fault”), line 214 in “error.c” sigsegv(sig = 11), line 537 in “signal.c” \_\_modinit.find\_rtinit(??, ??, ??) at 0xd032af10 \_\_modinit.\_\_modfini() at 0xd032afa0 cuexit.exit(??) at 0xd032005c proc\_options(argc = 0, argv = 0x2ff22c30), line 776 in “ruby.c” ruby\_process\_options(argc = 2, argv = 0x2ff22c28), line 1194 in “ruby.c” ruby\_options(argc = 2, argv = 0x2ff22c28), line 1521 in “eval.c” main(argc = 2, argv = 0x2ff22c28, envp = 0x2ff22c34), line 45 in “main.c” It seemed that my ruby core dumped after calling exit(). This might be AIX issue, I guess. Unlike your case, I was able to compile the ruby again after upgraded to TL5 (actually, TL5 + SP1), and it did not core dumped. I’m using gcc 3.4.6 which I compiled using XL C, when the AIX was TL4. Which version of gcc are you using? Where/How did you get it? If you have XL C, it would be worth trying. Or, contact AIX support, please. ---
**Author:** ![mehdi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@mehdi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mehdi)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-5-on-aix-5-3-ruby-v-errors/69262/6 "2006-10-05T19:51:24Z")
No it didnt work