Re: [Fwd: autogen 5.9.8 doesn't build on IA64] -- libguile conflict

[Neil Jerram]

Bruce Korb <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I just got this bug report for my project.
> My version of the __scm.h header guards the definition of the type
> with "#ifdef vms" and "#ifdef _CRAY1".  If there is a version of
> lib guile around that doesn't guard it, could you let me know?
> I'll make my project error or on an incompatible Guile in that case.
>
> Thanks -Bruce

Hi Bruce,

This is a known problem, and on my list for addressing quite soon.
Debian has a patch, which I guess would work for you too, so you may
want to look at trying that.

Regards,
        Neil


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [ autogen-Bugs-2820112 ] autogen 5.9.8 doesn't build on IA64
> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:56:52 +0000
> From: SourceForge.net <address@hidden>
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> Bugs item #2820112, was opened at 2009-07-11 16:56
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> https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=103593&aid=2820112&group_id=3593
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> Category: autogen
> Group: autogen
> Status: Open
> Resolution: None
> Priority: 5
> Private: No
> Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
> Assigned to: Bruce Korb (bkorb)
> Summary: autogen 5.9.8 doesn't build on IA64
>
> Initial Comment:
> Invoking make on autogen 5.9.8 stops with the following error:
>  'error: conflicting types for 'jmp_buf'. gcc 4.4.0 shows that
>  the type is defined in both /usr/include/setjmp.h and guile's
>  libguile/__scm.h. For IA64 those type definitions differ, indeed.
>  Guile version I use: 1.8.7.