Snapshot 23Feb98 under Irix5 --- INSTALLATION BROKEN!!!

OK, here are my experiences trying to install the latest snapshot (23Feb98)
under Irix 5.3.

In summary, installation is currently BROKEN!!!!!

I shall wait till installation works properly before I try another regression
test :-)

Andrew

Installation of Snapshot 23Feb98 under Irix 5.3
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1. .../src/template/.similar: Should say irix5 not irix
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*** .similar.old Mon Feb 23 14:18:37 1998
--- .similar Mon Feb 23 14:13:49 1998
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*** 13,19 ****
i586-pc-linux-gnu=linux-elf
i586-pc-sco3.2v=sco
i686-pc-linux-gnu=linux-elf
! mips-sgi-irix=irix
powerpc-ibm-aix3.2.5=aix_325
powerpc-ibm-aix4.1.4.0=aix_41
powerpc-ibm-aix4.1.5.0=aix_41
--- 13,19 ----
i586-pc-linux-gnu=linux-elf
i586-pc-sco3.2v=sco
i686-pc-linux-gnu=linux-elf
! mips-sgi-irix=irix5
powerpc-ibm-aix3.2.5=aix_325
powerpc-ibm-aix4.1.4.0=aix_41
powerpc-ibm-aix4.1.5.0=aix_41

2. configure dies (!)
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Running configure, dies with the following:

checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... yes
checking whether struct tm is in sys/time.h or time.h... time.h
checking for int timezone... yes
checking for union semun... yes
Argument expected

This occurs during the check for whether gcc requires -traditional
when I have specified --with-compiler=cc in order to use the native
IRIX cc compiler and not gcc. (If I opt to use gcc, then I don't
have this problem...)

NOTE this bug has been introduced SINCE THE LAST SNAPSHOT I tried
on the 11th Feb

3. My expected output files for Irix have not been incorporated in
.../src/test/regress/expected/ :-(
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4. gmake install fails for ecpg files
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The ecpg files are using
install -c -m 755
to do the installation rather than
$(INSTALL) $(INSTLOPTS)

This applies to .../src/interfaces/ecpg/include/Makefile
and .../src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Makefile

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