Bug 33651 - Compile problem with dev-perl/XML-LibXML-1.56 with libxml2-2.6.0
Bug#: 33651 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: 1.4 Platform: x86
OS/Version: Linux Status: RESOLVED Severity: normal Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: perl@gentoo.org Reported By: guido@sohne.net
Component: Ebuilds
URL:  http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bug.html?id=4355
Summary: Compile problem with dev-perl/XML-LibXML-1.56 with libxml2-2.6.0
Keywords:  
Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2003-11-16 19:32 0000
Description:   Opened: 2003-11-16 19:32 0000 
Emerging XML-LibXML-1.55 or XML-LibXML-1.56 give the following error:

gcc -c  -I/usr/include/libxml2 -fno-strict-aliasing -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -s -march=pentium4 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe   -DVERSION=\"1.55\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.55\" -fpic "-I/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.2/i686-linux/CORE"  -DHAVE_UTF8 -DHAVE_BLANK LibXML.c
In file included from LibXML.xs:31:
/usr/include/libxml2/libxml/DOCBparser.h:16:2: warning: #warning "The DOCBparser module has been deprecated in libxml2-2.6.0"
LibXML.xs:73: error: duplicate `extern'
LibXML.xs:74: error: duplicate `extern'
LibXML.xs:76: error: duplicate `extern'
LibXML.xs:77: error: duplicate `extern'
LibXML.xs:78: error: duplicate `extern'
LibXML.xs:79: error: duplicate `extern'
make: *** [LibXML.o] Error 1

Bugzilla on CPAN has a bug filed on this as well with an attached fix. To get XML-LibXML to compile and install cleanly, you need to remove the lines mentioning the duplicate extern (as above) from LibXML.xs ...

------- Comment #1 From Guido Sohne 2003-11-16 19:33:20 0000 ------- 
See CPAN Bugzilla: http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bug.html?id=4355

------- Comment #2 From Howard B. Golden 2003-12-21 12:05:42 0000 ------- 
The fix Guido gives works for me.

------- Comment #3 From keith d. zimmerman 2003-12-29 20:14:13 0000 ------- 
the fix worked for me as well

------- Comment #4 From Austin Frank 2004-01-01 20:49:13 0000 ------- 
fix also worked for me

------- Comment #5 From Chris Lyttle 2004-01-03 13:45:00 0000 ------- 
This fix also works for me. I've created ebuild and patch for this. Also bug
36493 seems to be the same problem.

------- Comment #6 From Chris Lyttle 2004-01-03 13:46:04 0000 ------- 
Created an attachment (id=23097) [details]
New Ebuild for 1.56 version

------- Comment #7 From Chris Lyttle 2004-01-03 13:46:39 0000 ------- 
Created an attachment (id=23098) [details]
Patch to make 1.56 compile

------- Comment #8 From Robert Coie (RETIRED) 2004-01-30 17:09:26 0000 ------- 
Fixed in 1.56-r1.  Thanks.

------- Comment #9 From Robert Coie (RETIRED) 2004-01-30 17:10:49 0000 ------- 
*** Bug 36493 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***