Re: compiling cfengine under cygwin

Thanks Rob, we know about the first of these, and will check out the 
second

M

Rob Brown wrote:
> I was having problems compiling latest cfengine (2.2.7) on Windows under 
> the latest build of cygwin (1.5.25).
> With the help of a skilled colleague (thanks, Jared) we were able to get 
> it to compile after making the changes below.
>  
> ERROR #1:
> gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I/usr/include/db4 -I/usr/include   -g -O2 
> -Wreturn-type -Wmissing-prototypes -Wuninitialized  -g -O2 
> -I/usr/include/db4 -g -O2 -I/usr/include/db4 -MT do.o -MD -MP -MF 
> .deps/do.Tpo -c -o do.o do.c
> do.c: In function `CheckTimeZone':
> do.c:2732: error: called object is not a function
>  
> SOLUTION:
> change line 2732 in do.c
> from:
>    strcpy(tz,timezone());
> *to:*
>    strcpy(tz,_timezone);
>  
> -----
>  
> ERROR #2:
> gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I/usr/include/db4 -I/usr/include   -g -O2 
> -Wreturn-type -Wmissing-prototypes -Wuninitialized  -g -O2 
> -I/usr/include/db4 -g -O2 -I/usr/include/db4 -MT cfexecd.o -MD -MP -MF 
> .deps/cfexecd.Tpo -c -o cfexecd.o cfexecd.c
> cfexecd.c: In function `StartServer':
> cfexecd.c:232: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer 
> without a cast
> cfexecd.c:320: error: `_P_NOWAIT' undeclared (first use in this function)
> cfexecd.c:320: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> cfexecd.c:320: error: for each function it appears in.)
>  
> SOLUTION:
> added the following lines to the end of cf.defs.h (we weren't sure where 
> these belonged)
> #ifndef _P_WAIT
> # define _P_WAIT 0
> # define _P_NOWAIT 1
> # define _P_OVERLAY 2
> # define _P_NOWAITO 3
> # define _P_DETACH 4
> # define WAIT_CHILD 0
> # define WAIT_GRANDCHILD 1
> #endif
>  
> After making these 2 changes, make completes compile without any errors.
> Since I'm new to the list I'm not sure the proper procedure/format for 
> submitting patches, but I have attached them to this message. Perhaps 
> someone in the know can put them in the proper spot.
> Thanks,
>  
> Rob Brown
>  
>  
> 
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