Re: Error compiling gnome core 1.0.41

[jgotts old tqstats com]

[Perhaps some of this information could be added to the FAQ.]

To compile GNOME on libc 5 systems, you will need to hand-compile several
source files, removing all instances of -I/usr/include.  This is a strange bug
which I never got around to pinpointing exactly.  What it boils down to is that
gcc 2.7.2.3 (and probably other versions) under libc 5 includes header files in
a different order if you manually specify -I/usr/include.  This only affects
the source files that use INT_MAX and similar constants.  I've also found that
you must compile libgnome (part of gnome-libs) with -D_REENTRANT under libc 5
or many GNOME programs will crash on startup.  The other unusual aspect of my
libc 5 system is that I recompiled all of the X libraries -D_REENTRANT, which
may or may not be required for GNOME to work properly.  (It was required to
compile a threaded Wine.)

You will also need linuxthreads for libc 5 installed, but I assume you already
do if you're gotten this far.

John

In message <199909291005.GAA06358@calainar.pennswald.pri>, "Kevin D. Knerr, Sr.
" writes:

>I've scratched my head, revised the Makefile, and the include statements      
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>to no avail.  While compiling gnome-core-1.0.41, I get the following:         
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>/----- start -----/                                                           
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>gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I. -I.        -I../intl                     
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>-I../intl      -I../panel                                                     
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>-DGNOMELOCALEDIR=\""/usr/share/locale"\"        -I/usr/include                
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>-I/usr/include -DNEED_GNOMESUPPORT_H -I/usr/lib/gnome-libs/include            
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>-I/usr/lib/glib/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/lib/glib/include          
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>-I/usr/include  -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/lib/glib/include  -g -O2          
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>-Wall -Wno-unused  -c session.c                                               
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>session.c: In function `load_default_applets':                                
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>session.c:669: `INT_MAX' undeclared (first use this function)                 
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>session.c:669: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once              
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>session.c:669: for each function it appears in.)                              
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>session.c: In function `init_user_applets':                                   
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>session.c:721: `INT_MAX' undeclared (first use this function)                 
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>make[2]: *** [session.o] Error 1                                              
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>make[2]: Leaving directory                                                    
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>`/u/barthel/src/gnome/gnome-core-1.0.41/panel'                                
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>make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1                                          
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>make[1]: Leaving directory `/u/barthel/src/gnome/gnome-core-1.0.41'           
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>make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2                                          
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>/----- end -----/                                                             
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>I'm running Slackware 4.0 (libc5), w/ kernel 2.2.12. All prerequisite         
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>libs/apps have been installed/updated. INT_MAX is defined in                  
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>/usr/include/limits.h, which is #included in session.c. ./configure was       
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>run w/ "--prefix=/usr --with-included-gettext"                                
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>Anyone have any bright ideas?????                                             
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>TIA                                                                           
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>
>Barthel
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