[CMake] HP NonStop porting issues?

[Bill Hoffman]

Eric M. LaFranchi wrote:
>  
> 
> Unable to find a cmake port for the HP-NonStop platform, I am working 
> though the details of porting using cmake-2.8.0 source.
> 
What is HP-NonStop?

> A few issues, so far:
> 
> 1. After the initial part of the bootstrap process, I changed 
> CMakeCache.txt to use the system curl (CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_CURL:BOOL=ON).
> 
Why not use the one that comes with CMake?
>    The socket link libraries were not found. This is not holding me up 
> and I hope to solve the issue so that I don't have to manually edit the 
> CMakeCache.txt   in the middle of the bootstrap process and then rerun 
> bootstrap.
> 
> 2. Here is the more puzzling problem. Manually running the next phase of 
> the bootstrap, I get a link error because libdl.a (-ldl) is in the link 
> command and libdl doesn't exist on this system.
> 
>    I am unable to locate the place in the code where (-ldl) can be 
> removed from the link command. Maybe someone can help me with this issue?
> 

CMake calls dlopen in some places, so what happens if you just remove 
the -ld?

I don't suppose you can give me login on the machine...

I can help you do this, if you promise to submit nightly dashboards 
after we get it working... :)

-Bill