Bug 3172 – lynx failure with gcc-3.1

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Brandon Low (RETIRED) 2002-05-29 10:37:37 UTC]

When attempting to compile lynx with gcc-3.1 I get the following compile errors,
I haven't had a chance to really sit and look at the code yet, but wanted to get
this bug out.  Error message long, sorry.  

make[1]: Entering directory
`/var/tmp/portage/lynx-2.8.4a-r3/work/lynx2-8-4/WWW/Library/Implementation'
gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -D_GNU_SOURCE -DLINUX -I/usr/include  -I../../..
-I../../../src -I../../.. -I../../../src  -I../../../WWW/Library/Implementation
-march=athlon-xp -O3 -fgcse -fomit-frame-pointer   
-I../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/ -DXMOSAIC_HACK -DACCESS_AUTH -c
-DVC=\"2.14\" ../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c
cc1: warning: changing search order for system directory "/usr/include"
cc1: warning:   as it has already been specified as a non-system directory
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:764: parse error before "va_dcl"
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:766: syntax error before '{' token
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:771:22: macro "va_start" requires
2 arguments, but only 1 given
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:771: warning: data definition has
no type or storage class
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:772: parse error before '{'
token../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:775: initializer element is
not constant
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:777: parse error before "if"
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:779: `pstr' undeclared here (not
in a function)
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:779: warning: initialization
makes integer from pointer without a cast
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:779: initializer element is not
constant
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:779: warning: data definition has
no type or storage class
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:780: parse error before '}'
token../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:781: warning: parameter
names (without types) in function declaration
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:781: warning: conflicting types
for built-in function `__builtin_va_end'
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:781: warning: data definition has
no type or storage class
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:783: parse error before "return"
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:800: parse error before "va_dcl"
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:802: syntax error before '{' token
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:806:22: macro "va_start" requires
2 arguments, but only 1 given
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:806: warning: data definition has
no type or storage class
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:807: parse error before '{'
token../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:810: redefinition of `fmt'
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:775: `fmt' previously defined here
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:810: initializer element is not
constant
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:821: redefinition of `result'
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:779: `result' previously defined here
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:821: `pstr' undeclared here (not
in a function)../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:821: warning:
initialization makes integer from pointer without a cast
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:821: initializer element is not
constant
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:821: warning: data definition has
no type or storage class
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:822: parse error before '}'
token../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:823: warning: parameter
names (without types) in function declaration
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:823: warning: data definition has
no type or storage class
../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTString.c:825: parse error before "return"
make[1]: *** [HTString.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/var/tmp/portage/lynx-2.8.4a-r3/work/lynx2-8-4/WWW/Library/Implementation'
make: *** [all] Error 2

[Comment 1 Brandon Low (RETIRED) 2002-05-29 14:49:21 UTC]

Created attachment 1218 [details]
fixed ebuild and patch for lynx to compile with gcc-3.1

Carpaski and I came up with 2 cheap hacks to make this work, check em out, see
if other compilers like them, and then please commit.

[Comment 2 Matthew Kennedy (RETIRED) 2002-06-02 16:13:02 UTC]

patch applied for -r4.
masked because it needs 2.95.3 user testing.
thanks for the patch!

Matt