Patch to Octave header file for octavede [Was Re: Octave-maintainers Digest, Vol 7, Issue 7 ]

[John Swensen]

Oh, I remember this problem, but I'm not 100% sure why it happens. To 
solve it, open the file

/usr/include/octave-2.9.8+/octave/Array.h

And go to the line where the error is (567 or 569) and change the function call 
from

return assign (lhs, rhs, resize_fill_value (LT ()));

to

return ::assign (lhs, rhs, resize_fill_value (LT ()));


This has something to do with the fact that the array class has an 
assign() function, but it has different parameters than those specified 
in this function call. Instead it should look for the STL supplied 
assign and the :: with no class name in front of it implies the STL one 
(I think that is what it does).

Either way, I don't think you need to recompile Octave, just change the 
header file. One of the other maintainers can verify that using the STL 
assign was the intended function call?!?!

John Swensen


Muthiah Annamalai wrote:
> Hello John,
> Great package. Didnt actually get to try it yet. The screenshots look 
> really nice.
>
> I have attached the error message I got while building the code on
> GNU/Linux with Ubuntu. Am I doing something wrong?
>
> Thanks,
> -Muthu
>
>
>
>
>   
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> > checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
> > checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes
> > checking for DEPS... yes
> > checking for mkoctfile... mkoctfile
> > mkoctfile
> > checking for style of include used by make... GNU
> > checking for gcc... gcc
> > checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
> > checking whether the C compiler works... yes
> > checking whether we are cross compiling... no
> > checking for suffix of executables... 
> > checking for suffix of object files... o
> > checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
> > checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
> > checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
> > checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
> > checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
> > checking for egrep... grep -E
> > checking for ANSI C header files... yes
> > checking for sys/types.h... yes
> > checking for sys/stat.h... yes
> > checking for stdlib.h... yes
> > checking for string.h... yes
> > checking for memory.h... yes
> > checking for strings.h... yes
> > checking for inttypes.h... yes
> > checking for stdint.h... yes
> > checking for unistd.h... yes
> > checking pty.h usability... yes
> > checking pty.h presence... yes
> > checking for pty.h... yes
> > checking util.h usability... no
> > checking util.h presence... no
> > checking for util.h... no
> > checking libutil.h usability... no
> > checking libutil.h presence... no
> > checking for libutil.h... no
> > checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
> > checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes
> > checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
> > checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... (cached) none needed
> > checking dependency style of gcc... (cached) gcc3
> > checking for g++... g++
> > checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
> > checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
> > checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
> > checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> > configure: creating ./config.status
> > config.status: creating Makefile
> > config.status: creating ui/Makefile
> > config.status: executing depfiles commands
> > MuthuRocks @ /opt/octavede ]make
> > Making all in ui
> > make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/octavede/ui'
> > if g++ -DPACKAGE_NAME=\"OctaveUI\" -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"octaveui\" -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"0.1\" -DPACKAGE_STRING=\"OctaveUI\ 
> > 0.1\" -DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"John\ Swensen\ \<address@hidden>\" -DPACKAGE=\"octaveui\" -DVERSION=\"0.1\" -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 
> > -DHAVE_SYS_TYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_STAT_H=1 -DHAVE_STDLIB_H=1 -DHAVE_STRING_H=1 -DHAVE_MEMORY_H=1 -DHAVE_STRINGS_H=1 -DHAVE_INTTYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_STDINT_H=1 
> > -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DHAVE_PTY_H=1  -I. -I. -DORBIT2=1 -pthread -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/gtkmm-2.4 
> > -I/usr/lib/gtkmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/glibmm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/glibmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/gdkmm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/gdkmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/pangomm-1.4 
> > -I/usr/include/atkmm-1.6 -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/include/sigc++-2.0 -I/usr/lib/sigc++-2.0/include -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 
> > -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/libgnomeprintui-2.2 -I/usr/include/libgnomeprint-2.2 -I/usr/include/libgnomecanvas-2.0 
> > -I/usr/include/libart-2.0 -I/usr/include/libxml2 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/gtksourceview-1.0 -I/usr/include/libgdl-1.0 -I/usr/include/libbonoboui-2.0 
> > -I/usr/include/libgnome-2.0 -I/usr/include/libglade-2.0 -I/usr/include/orbit-2.0 -I/usr/include/libbonobo-2.0 -I/usr/include/bonobo-activation-2.0 
> > -I/usr/include/gconf/2 -I/usr/include/gnome-vfs-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gnome-vfs-2.0/include   `mkoctfile -p FPICFLAG` `mkoctfile -p INCFLAGS` `mkoctfile -p XTRA_CXXFLAGS` 
> > -I../../OctaveMods       -g -O2 -MT GdlDockContainer.o -MD -MP -MF ".deps/GdlDockContainer.Tpo" -c -o GdlDockContainer.o GdlDockContainer.cpp; \
> >         then mv -f ".deps/GdlDockContainer.Tpo" ".deps/GdlDockContainer.Po"; else rm -f 
> > ".deps/GdlDockContainer.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
> > if g++ -DPACKAGE_NAME=\"OctaveUI\" -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"octaveui\" -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"0.1\" -DPACKAGE_STRING=\"OctaveUI\ 
> > 0.1\" -DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"John\ Swensen\ \<address@hidden>\" -DPACKAGE=\"octaveui\" -DVERSION=\"0.1\" -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 
> > -DHAVE_SYS_TYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_STAT_H=1 -DHAVE_STDLIB_H=1 -DHAVE_STRING_H=1 -DHAVE_MEMORY_H=1 -DHAVE_STRINGS_H=1 -DHAVE_INTTYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_STDINT_H=1 
> > -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DHAVE_PTY_H=1  -I. -I. -DORBIT2=1 -pthread -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/gtkmm-2.4 
> > -I/usr/lib/gtkmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/glibmm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/glibmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/gdkmm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/gdkmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/pangomm-1.4 
> > -I/usr/include/atkmm-1.6 -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/include/sigc++-2.0 -I/usr/lib/sigc++-2.0/include -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 
> > -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/libgnomeprintui-2.2 -I/usr/include/libgnomeprint-2.2 -I/usr/include/libgnomecanvas-2.0 
> > -I/usr/include/libart-2.0 -I/usr/include/libxml2 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/gtksourceview-1.0 -I/usr/include/libgdl-1.0 -I/usr/include/libbonoboui-2.0 
> > -I/usr/include/libgnome-2.0 -I/usr/include/libglade-2.0 -I/usr/include/orbit-2.0 -I/usr/include/libbonobo-2.0 -I/usr/include/bonobo-activation-2.0 
> > -I/usr/include/gconf/2 -I/usr/include/gnome-vfs-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gnome-vfs-2.0/include   `mkoctfile -p FPICFLAG` `mkoctfile -p INCFLAGS` `mkoctfile -p XTRA_CXXFLAGS` 
> > -I../../OctaveMods       -g -O2 -MT GdlDockPane.o -MD -MP -MF ".deps/GdlDockPane.Tpo" -c -o GdlDockPane.o GdlDockPane.cpp; \
> >         then mv -f ".deps/GdlDockPane.Tpo" ".deps/GdlDockPane.Po"; else rm -f 
> > ".deps/GdlDockPane.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
> > if g++ -DPACKAGE_NAME=\"OctaveUI\" -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"octaveui\" -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"0.1\" -DPACKAGE_STRING=\"OctaveUI\ 
> > 0.1\" -DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"John\ Swensen\ \<address@hidden>\" -DPACKAGE=\"octaveui\" -DVERSION=\"0.1\" -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 
> > -DHAVE_SYS_TYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_STAT_H=1 -DHAVE_STDLIB_H=1 -DHAVE_STRING_H=1 -DHAVE_MEMORY_H=1 -DHAVE_STRINGS_H=1 -DHAVE_INTTYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_STDINT_H=1 
> > -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DHAVE_PTY_H=1  -I. -I. -DORBIT2=1 -pthread -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/gtkmm-2.4 
> > -I/usr/lib/gtkmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/glibmm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/glibmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/gdkmm-2.4 -I/usr/lib/gdkmm-2.4/include -I/usr/include/pangomm-1.4 
> > -I/usr/include/atkmm-1.6 -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/include/sigc++-2.0 -I/usr/lib/sigc++-2.0/include -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 
> > -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/libgnomeprintui-2.2 -I/usr/include/libgnomeprint-2.2 -I/usr/include/libgnomecanvas-2.0 
> > -I/usr/include/libart-2.0 -I/usr/include/libxml2 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/gtksourceview-1.0 -I/usr/include/libgdl-1.0 -I/usr/include/libbonoboui-2.0 
> > -I/usr/include/libgnome-2.0 -I/usr/include/libglade-2.0 -I/usr/include/orbit-2.0 -I/usr/include/libbonobo-2.0 -I/usr/include/bonobo-activation-2.0 
> > -I/usr/include/gconf/2 -I/usr/include/gnome-vfs-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gnome-vfs-2.0/include   `mkoctfile -p FPICFLAG` `mkoctfile -p INCFLAGS` `mkoctfile -p XTRA_CXXFLAGS` 
> > -I../../OctaveMods       -g -O2 -MT HistoryTreeView.o -MD -MP -MF ".deps/HistoryTreeView.Tpo" -c -o HistoryTreeView.o HistoryTreeView.cpp; \
> >         then mv -f ".deps/HistoryTreeView.Tpo" ".deps/HistoryTreeView.Po"; else rm -f 
> > ".deps/HistoryTreeView.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
> > /usr/include/octave-2.9.8+/octave/Array.h: In function ‘int assign(Array<LT>&, const 
> > Array<RT>&)’:
> > /usr/include/octave-2.9.8+/octave/Array.h:569: error: use of ‘assign’ is 
> > ambiguous
> > /usr/include/octave-2.9.8+/octave/Array.h:567: error:   first declared as 
> > ‘assign’ here
> > /usr/include/sigc++-2.0/sigc++/adaptors/lambda/operator.h:93: error:   also 
> > declared as ‘struct sigc::assign’ here
> > make[1]: *** [HistoryTreeView.o] Error 1
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/octavede/ui'
> > make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> > MuthuRocks @ /opt/octavede ]
> >