Re: parted-1.8.1 parse error gcc 2.95.3

[Håkon Løvdal]

On 20/12/06, Till Wimmer <address@hidden> 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':
> > arch/linux.c:972: parse error before `*'
> > arch/linux.c:984: `arch_specific' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > arch/linux.c:984: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> > arch/linux.c:984: for each function it appears in.)

> 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);

Actually I think I see what the problem is. The line with
"LinuxSpecific *arch_specific ..." is a variable declaration.
Traditionally C have required these to be placed only at the
beginning of the function, but the 1999 version of the C standard
allowed to place them anywhere in the code like in C++.

The old version of gcc you are using are not accepting this.
Try changing the code to the following:

        LinuxSpecific *arch_specific;

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

        arch_specific = LINUX_SPECIFIC (dev);


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

You could try with the statifier tool, http://statifier.sourceforge.net/.

BR Håkon Løvdal