Re: Patch - mdbtools-0.6pre1 compilation problem

This patch will allow you to build 0.6pre1 ON FC4

http://gdivelog.sourceforge.net/mdbtools-0.6pre1-build.patch


On 6/17/06, Sam Moffatt <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 16/06/06, Martin Ellis <[email protected]> wrote a reply to the email
> > On Thursday 15 June 2006 17:10, Moloko Vellocet said stuff in.
> ...
> > Looks like that compiler jsn't able to deal with a variable declared
> > using 'extern', later being defined in the same compilation unit.  I
> > reiterate, the compiler you are using is known to be very buggy.  That's not
> > surprising really, x.0.0 releases of a lot of software tends to have the most
> > glaring bugs.
> >
> > You still haven't said what error you get.  I suggest you both a more recent
> > compiler and a more recent version of mdbtools - particularly, mdbtools has
> > improved a lot since 0.6pre1, which was released two years ago.
>
> I would like to reiterate what Martin is saying. GCC 4.0.0 is known to
> cause a few interesting bugs and as such QEMU refuses to compile under
> it (GCC 4.x entirely I believe). I would suggest that if you can't go
> forwards, go back to GCC 3.3 - but I know personally I'm on 4.1.2 so
> 4.0.0 is rather far behind.
>
> Try upgrading to Fedora Core 5 and recompiling to see if you have the
> same difficulties.
>
> Sam
>
> >
> > Martin
> >
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