Re: [gtk-list] GTK 1.2.5 compile error

[Erik Mouw <J A K Mouw its tudelft nl>]

On Thu, 07 Oct 1999 15:56:57 -0700 (PDT), Linux User wrote:
>          I compiled Glib with --disable-threads and it compiled.
>          After that I am trying to compile GTK+1.2.5 it is giving
>          a  recursive error..
> 
> -------------gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"Gtk\" 
> -DGTK_DISABLE_COMPAT_H -DGTK_EXE_PREFIX=\"/usr\" -DGTK_DATA_PREFIX=\"/usr\" 
> -DGTK_SYSCONFDIR=\"/usr/etc\" -DGTK_LOCALEDIR=\"/usr//locale\" -I.. 
> -DGTK_NO_CHECK_CASTS -DUSE_XIM -I/usr/local/lib/glib/include 
> -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/X11R6/include    -g -O2 -Wall -c testgtk.c
> testgtk.c:7771: `idle' redeclared as different kind of symbol
> /usr/include/unistd.h:669: previous declaration of `idle'
> testgtk.c:7771: warning: `idle' was declared `extern' and later `static'
> make[2]: *** [testgtk.o] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/gtk+-1.2.5/gtk'
> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/gtk+-1.2.5'
> make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2
> -----------------------------------

This is a known bug in gtk+ 1.2.5. Rename time to local_time in the GTK
files and it will compile fine. It will be fixed in the next version. 

(Please check the GTK mailinglist archives before you ask something; it
was discussed a week ago)


Erik

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