From f742e497dd0f90da69aabfbe5d32ecede3eb0749 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Levitte Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 10:50:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add a FAQ entry for yet another bc failure. PR: 199 --- FAQ | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index e7642707bd..28027fdcac 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ OpenSSL - Frequently Asked Questions * Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols? * Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: command not found"? * Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: 1 no implemented"? +* Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: stack empty"? * Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha Tru64 Unix? * Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail with "ar: command not found"? * Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Win32 with VC++? @@ -402,6 +403,17 @@ and compile/install it. GNU bc (see http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html for download instructions) can be safely used, for example. +* Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: stack empty"? + +On some DG/ux versions, bc seems to have a too small stack for calculations +that the OpenSSL bntest throws at it. This gets triggered when you run the +test suite (using "make test"). The message returned is "bc: stack empty". + +The best way to deal with this is to find another implementation of bc +and compile/install it. GNU bc (see http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html +for download instructions) can be safely used, for example. + + * Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha Tru64 Unix? On some Alpha installations running Tru64 Unix and Compaq C, the compilation