Re: GCC 2.8.1 fails to build 3.2.95 (3.2.93 was ok)

[Andreas Zeller]

Hi!

"Derks, Victor" <Victor.Derks@nl2.vdogrp.de> writes:

> Environment:
> 
> Solaris 2.6
> GCC   2.8.1
> 
> Problem:
> 
> GCC generates errors for constructors which call explicit an empty
> constructor to initialize a member:
> 
> XErrorB.h
> 
>     XErrorBlocker(const XErrorBlocker&)
>       : _display(0), _error_occurred(false), 
>         saved_active(0), _event() <== _event() IS THE PROBLEM
>     {
>       assert(0);
>     } 
> 
> 
> by removing _event(),_event is a private member of the class of type
> XErrorEvent which is defined as a struct with no constructor, 
> I could remove the error. The same construction appears also in the files
> DDD.C SignalB.C

Thanks!  This will be fixed in the final DDD 3.3 release.  

(However, the `INSTALL' requirements will state explicitly that DDD
2.95 or later is required, although older GCC versions may work.)

Andreas

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