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Re: Glibc 2.2.1, GCC 2.95.2 failure to compile
From: |
Andreas Jaeger |
Subject: |
Re: Glibc 2.2.1, GCC 2.95.2 failure to compile |
Date: |
18 Feb 2001 19:59:43 +0100 |
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Douglas Moyes <address@hidden> writes:
> GCC does not compile on glibc 2.95.2 because in _G_config.h it
> defines the 64-bit file positions (_IO_fpos64_t, _G_fpos64_t, etc)
> as structures rather than ints. GCC assumes streampos to be an int,
> and references it as such, and subsequently fails compilation in
> <gcc>/libio/indstream.cc in seekoff and seekpos
Read the glibc FAQ, it mentions a patch for exactly this problem.
> My linux distribution isn't a distribution-- it's purely from
> scratch, compiled from the (nearly) latest software from ftp.gnu.org,
> and various other sites. You really should make efforts to ensure,
> prior to the release of software, that at least all GNU software
> will compile with the new libraries and software. If they do not,
> then the problem should be corrected and the libraries/software
> released in a pre-beta state.
What shall we do if people don't read the documentation and instead
accuse us?
Andreas
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