Re: parted-1.8.1 parse error gcc 2.95.3

[Till Wimmer]

Thank you for the answer.

i had some booting problem with the older version hence i'd like to try 
the latest one...

It's a very strange bahaviour. The code in question is here:

       if (!_device_stat (dev, &dev_stat))
               goto error;
       if (!ped_device_open (dev))
               goto error;

       LinuxSpecific *arch_specific = LINUX_SPECIFIC (dev);

When i comment out the few "if" lines before, the compiler doesn't 
complain anymore.
Looks quite arbitrary to me because the same lines are used in almost 
every function before.

Is there a way to compile a static version of parted? Or maybe someone 
could send me a binary linekd aganist glibc 2.2?

thanx again.
Till

address@hidden wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 02:02:49PM +0100, Till Wimmer wrote:
>
>   
> > i'd like to compile the latest parted version for a old linux wiht
> > glibc 2.2.5 and gcc 2.95.3,
> >
> > but i get a parse error:
> >
> > arch/linux.c: In function `init_dasd': 972: parse error before `*'
> > arch/linux.c:984: `arch_specific' undeclared (first use in this
> > arch/linux.c:function) 984: (Each undeclared identifier is reported
> > arch/linux.c:only once 984: for each function it appears in.)
> >
> > configure line was: ./configure --disable-Werror --disable-debug
> > --disable-nls
> >
> > does anybody know how to solve this problem?
> >     
> Try an older version of Parted, or revert the DASD support if you know
> how.  Or pay someone to find a solution for you (there are at least
> three or four people on this list who are competent enough).
> Have you tried compiling with --enable-debug?
>
>   Leslie
>
>