RE: AIX compilation problem

[Saravanan Bellan]

When compiling with --with-caps=aix4 option , I get the following
compilation error,

        cd ../objects;  gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I../ncurses -I.
-D_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED -DNDEBUG -I. -I../include
-I/usr/local/include/ncursesw -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_ALL_SOURCE  -c
../ncurses/./tinfo/captoinfo.c
        cd ../objects;  gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I../ncurses -I.
-D_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED -DNDEBUG -I. -I../include
-I/usr/local/include/ncursesw -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_ALL_SOURCE  -c
../ncurses/codes.c
        cd ../objects;  gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I../ncurses -I.
-D_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED -DNDEBUG -I. -I../include
-I/usr/local/include/ncursesw -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_ALL_SOURCE  -c
../ncurses/comp_captab.c
../ncurses/comp_captab.c:1513: #error --> term.h and comp_captab.c disagree
about the <--
../ncurses/comp_captab.c:1514: #error --> numbers of booleans, numbers
and/or strings <--
../ncurses/comp_captab.c:3018: #error --> term.h and comp_captab.c disagree
about the <--
../ncurses/comp_captab.c:3019: #error --> numbers of booleans, numbers
and/or strings <--
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.


Stop.
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 2.

Thanks for you help.
-Sarva



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Dickey [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 4:30 PM
> To: Saravanan Bellan
> Cc: 'address@hidden'
> Subject: RE: AIX compilation problem
> 
> 
> On Wed, 1 Oct 2003, Saravanan Bellan wrote:
> 
> > After I compile ncurses.5.3 on AIX 4.3, If I run any of the test
> > programs, the screen is filled with garbage characters
> > (like, 
> "jmwuvtnnlqkxjmwuvtnvlqkxjmwuvtnalqkxjmwuvtnllqkxjmwuvtnilqkxjm")
> 
> is this related to the second problem?  (It's been a while 
> since I tested
> on AIX - early 2002 iirc - but I don't recall a problem getting it to
> build and run).
> 
> > ./configure CFLAGS="-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_ALL_SOURCE"
> >
> > I get the same garbage with or without --enable-widec.
> >
> > Also I have to run any test program with 
> TERMNFO=/usr/share/lib/terminfo
> > set.
> > Other wise I get 'Error Opening terminal: <term>'
> 
> That's easy to explain: ncurses and AIX terminfo are 
> different formats.
> There are alternate Caps.* files that I've made which can be used when
> compiling ncurses to adapt to some other formats, including AIX (this
> one I recall constructing for someone else who tested it).  See the
> --with-caps configure option.
> 
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Dan Kegel [mailto:address@hidden
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 8:41 PM
> > > To: Saravanan Bellan
> > > Cc: 'address@hidden'
> > > Subject: Re: AIX compilation problem
> > >
> > >
> > > Saravanan Bellan wrote:
> > > > I was trying to compile ncurses 5.3 with the widec option
> > > on AIX 4.3. After
> > > > a lot of trial and error, I got it compiled after setting
> > > the the following
> > > > variables,
> > > >
> > > > $ ./configure CFLAGS="-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_ALL_SOURCE"
> > > --enable-widec
> > > >
> > > > _XOPEN_SOURCE used in wchar.h
> > > > _ALL_SOURCE in sys/ioctl.h
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone explain what those variables mean?
> > >
> > > glibc uses similar defines.  From glibc's features.h:
> > >
> > > /* These are defined by the user (or the compiler)
> > >     to specify the desired environment:
> > >
> > >     __STRICT_ANSI__  ISO Standard C.
> > >     _ISOC99_SOURCE   Extensions to ISO C89 from ISO C99.
> > >     _POSIX_SOURCE    IEEE Std 1003.1.
> > >     _POSIX_C_SOURCE  If ==1, like _POSIX_SOURCE; if >=2 add
> > > IEEE Std 1003.2;
> > >              if >=199309L, add IEEE Std 1003.1b-1993;
> > >              if >=199506L, add IEEE Std 1003.1c-1995
> > >     _XOPEN_SOURCE    Includes POSIX and XPG things.  Set to 500 if
> > >              Single Unix conformance is wanted, to 600 for the
> > >              upcoming sixth revision.
> > >     _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED XPG things and X/Open Unix extensions.
> > >     _LARGEFILE_SOURCE    Some more functions for correct 
> standard I/O.
> > >     _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE  Additional functionality from LFS
> > > for large files.
> > >     _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=N  Select default filesystem interface.
> > >     _BSD_SOURCE      ISO C, POSIX, and 4.3BSD things.
> > >     _SVID_SOURCE     ISO C, POSIX, and SVID things.
> > >     _GNU_SOURCE      All of the above, plus GNU extensions.
> > >     _REENTRANT       Select additionally reentrant object.
> > >     _THREAD_SAFE     Same as _REENTRANT, often used by 
> other systems.
> > > ...
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dan Kegel
> > > http://www.kegel.com
> > > 
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> >
>
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