Re: address@hidden: Build failure under Suse 10.0]

[Jan Djärv]

Frank Schmitt skrev:
> Jan Djärv <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > You have in /usr/local/include/gif_lib.h:
> >
> > typedef struct {
> >     int ByteCount;
> >     char *Bytes;
> > } ExtensionBlock;
> >
> > i.e. no Function member.  It may be a stray file from some older
> > version. Please make sure it is the correct header file, in your
> > previous post you said /usr/include/gif_lib.h had a Function member.
>
> Indeed, that's the problem. I have searched via locate for gif_lib.h but
> it didn't return this file as /usr/local is a remote NFS share which
> isn't indexed.
>
> The file /usr/local/include/gif_lib.h is a relict from an ancient libgif
> (3.0), /usr/include/gif_lib.h is the correct one so the error is a
> problem on my side and the bug can be considered closed. 
>
> Perhaps it's possible to enhance the configure test for libgif to check
> if the installed libgif fulfills emacs requirements.

It already does, search for

checking for EGifPutExtensionLast in -lungif

in the configure output.  I suspect this check succeeds because configure 
links with your libungif in /usr/lib.  Not much we can do if the header file 
does not match the lib.

        Jan D.