Re: 2.0.18 build error -- 'ptr' undeclared in regex.c, UnixWare 7.1.1

[Jim Meyering]

Matt Schalit <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
>    I need a copy of md5sum.  So I decided to build textutils-2.0.18
> on my UnixWare 7.1.1 box using gcc-2.95.3 and gmake.
>
>    I get the following error in regex.c, but I'm not skilled enough
> to analyze it.

Hi Matt,

That was fixed in the following test release.
Here's the latest one:
  ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/fetish/textutils-2.0.21.tar.gz
  ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/fetish/textutils-2.0.21.tar.bz2

>    If there's a faq or a way to search this mailing list, please also
> let me know about that, in addition to any thoughts you have on the
> following:

Here's the relatively new FAQ (thanks to Bob Proulx!):

  http://www.gnu.org/software/fileutils/doc/faq/core-utils-faq.html

Here are the archives:

  http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-fileutils/
  http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-sh-utils/
  http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-textutils/

If you search google.com for something like this:

  byte_re_match_2_internal "syntax error before" ptr

you'll find my reply that says it's fixed in a newer version:

  http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-textutils/2002-January/001102.html

> regex.c: In function `byte_re_match_2_internal'byte_re_match_2_internal':
> regex.c:6109: syntax error before `ptr'
> regex.c:6109: `ptr' undeclared (first use in this function)
> regex.c:6109: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> regex.c:6109: for each function it appears in.)
> regex.c:6305: syntax error before `ptr'