lynx-dev Re: your mail

[T.E.Dickey]

> 
> I ran into problems compiling lynx2-8-2 on AIX 4.3.2  
> using the AIX c++ compiler ver 3.1.4. 
>  
> I then attempted to compile lynx-2.7.1 on the same platform 
> and it compiled without any problems, using make aix4. 
> (One small item here, I needed to change the install program 
> in the Makefile to use installbsd) 

this looks like one that we fixed after 2.8.2 (sorry).  The recommended fix
is to change the
        extern int h_errno;

to
        #ifndef h_errno
        extern int h_errno;
        #endif

> In both cases I used the default values in usersdef.h and lynx.cfg 
>  
> Following is the output generated by the script program while attempting 
> to configure and compile lynx2-8-2. 
>  
> Paulw  
> (address@hidden) 

>        cc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H    -I../../..  -I../../../src  -I../../..  
> -I../../../src   -I../../../WWW/Library/Implementation -DAIX4 -D_BSD=44 
> -D_AIX    -I../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/ -DXMOSAIC_HACK -DACCESS_AUTH 
> -c ../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTTCP.c 
> "../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTTCP.c", line 579.12: 1506-275 (S) 
> Unexpected text 'int' encountered. 
> "../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTTCP.c", line 579.12: 1506-275 (S) 
> Unexpected text ')' encountered. 
> "../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTTCP.c", line 579.19: 1506-276 (S) 
> Syntax error: possible missing ')'? 
> "../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTTCP.c", line 579.12: 1506-166 (S) 
> Definition of function h_errno_which requires parentheses. 
> "../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTTCP.c", line 579.12: 1506-343 (S) 
> Redeclaration of h_errno_which differs from previous declaration on line 55 
> of "/usr/include/netdb.h". 
> "../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTTCP.c", line 579.12: 1506-050 (I) 
> Return type "int**" in redeclaration is not compatible with the previous 
> return type "void*". 
> "../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTTCP.c", line 620.24: 1506-045 (S) 
> Undeclared identifier str. 
> make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1. 

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Thomas E. Dickey
address@hidden
http://www.clark.net/pub/dickey