Compilation errors- sbfocus exec failed: No such file...

Question

Please help, as I am geting these errors when I am compiling my test program using make file.
I am using SUN SPARC server with Forte Compiler Collection 7 on new server.
I am moving my HP C++ code on this new server.
I have created my string, util and ipc libraries using ar - ruv command. all the libraries are created OK (means no errors) and named them as libstring.a etc.
CC -g -sb -compat=5 -compat=4 -I. -I/ford/thishost/u/rbhave/mqrouter/include -c test.C
/opt/SUNWspro/bin/CC test.o -L/ford/thishost/u/rbhave/mqrouter/lib -L. -lutils -lipc -lstring
libldstab: file test.o: sbfocus exec failed: No such file or directory: SourceBrowser data will be lost
Undefined first referenced
symbol in file
unsafe_ostream::do_opfx(void) /ford/thishost/u/rbhave/mqrouter/lib/libstring.a(strops.o)
cout test.o
unsafe_ostream::do_opfx(void) /ford/thishost/u/rbhave/mqrouter/lib/libstring.a(strops.o)
ld: fatal: Symbol referencing errors. No output written to a.out
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `/ford/thishost/u/rbhave/mqrouter/error_log/test'
Thanks in advance.
Ravi

Answer 1

You usually cannot mix -compat=4 and -compat=5 code in the same program. The C++ Migration Guide(search on docs.sun.com) that comes with the compiler explains the limitations.
When building a C++ static (.a) library, you should use
CC -xar
instead of
ar
so that any required template instances get included in the library.
The warning message about sb probably means that the -sb or -xsb option was not used consistently. Use it when compiling and when linking, or not at all. (You don't have to use it on all compilations, but you'll be missing some symbol data.)
- Rose