Re: [gnome-db] 0.2.90: compilation problems

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org>]

On Mon, 2001-09-17 at 00:08, Dmitry G. Mastrukov (
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> Rodrigo Moya wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 2001-09-15 at 06:14, Dmitry G. Mastrukov wrote:
> > 
> >>Hi all!
> >>
> >>I've had some problems when compiling 0.2.90
> >>First of all I wasn't be able to build both libgda and gnome-db from 
> >>outside of the source tree. I like to build packages from separate 
> >>directory but sometimes developers don't care of $(TOPSRCDIR), 
> >>$(SRCDIR) and other similar variables in .in files and simply use 
> >>../dir/file, especially when it's necessary to process such file with 
> >>external tool (like with orbit-idl in libgda). Two error traces are below.
> >> From source directory build process is ok.
> >>
> >>
> > yes, I know this is broken, we're using "always" $(top_builddir), which
> > is broken. All I know about this problem is that I must add 2 parameters
> > for each header directory (-I$(top_builddir)/dir -I$(top_srcdir)/dir),
> 
> Seems you need this only if you generate headers, but in ordinary case 
> -I$(top_srcdir)/dir is sufficient.
> 
ok, so I'll change it

> > but how can I deal with this when calling a program, as is the case whn
> > calling orbit-idl?
> > 
> 
> I think you should look at another gnome packages. I build all GNOME 
> from separate directory except for libgda, gnome-db and may be few 
> non-main packages (I even can't recall which)
>
ok
 
> > 
> >>Next I've found many occurences of GdaServerError in some providers in 
> >>libgda, for example gda-mail-server. As I understood from Changelog 
> >>GdaServerError was meged with GdaError so I replaced GdaServerError 
> >>with GdaError and compilation ended ok.
> >>
> >>
> > yes, those providers (gda-mail-server and others) don't work, and might
> > not even compile, so please, don't lose your time trying to compile/run
> > them. The ones that work are ODBC, Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, Interbase
> > (maybe) and Sybase as soon as I apply Mike's patch.
> > 
> > 
> 
> I claim only that gda-mail-server compiles with GdaError. I always try 
> to use maximum number of options :)
> 
well, we appreciate it. I was just telling you not to waste your time in
trying to make them run. But thanks very much for the patch

cheers
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