Re: Problem configuring pspp-0.10.0 on Linux Slackware 14.1

[Frans Houweling]

Slackware 14.1 is slackware-current (since 2013-11). I just tried to 
make libiconv on a clean slackware 14.1 install and get the same error 
executing make:

> gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DEXEEXT=\"\" -I. -I.. -I../lib  -I../intl 
> -DDEPENDS_ON_LIBICONV=1 -DDEPENDS_ON_LIBINTL=1   -g -O2 -c progname.c
> In file included from progname.c:26:0:
> ./stdio.h:1010:1: error: 'gets' undeclared here (not in a function)
>  _GL_WARN_ON_USE (gets, "gets is a security hole - use fgets instead");
>  ^
> make[2]: *** [progname.o] Errore 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/fhou/Downloads/libiconv-1.14/srclib'
> make[1]: *** [all] Errore 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/fhou/Downloads/libiconv-1.14/srclib'
> make: *** [all] Errore 2



On 03/04/2016 09:33, John Darrington wrote:
> There does seem to be something very odd.  Is this a recent version of 
> Slackware ?
>
> J'
>
> On Sat, Apr 02, 2016 at 11:06:49PM +0200, Frans Houweling wrote:
>       I have been rejoicing too early: Slackware seems incompatible with
>       libiconv - it uses Glibc's iconv instead, and libiconv itself will not
>       compile.
>       Is there any solution other than changing distro? Would it be possible to
>       implement a --without-iconv or --without-libiconv option?
>       Thanks for your patience
>       frans
>       
>       On 02/04/2016 21:48, Frans Houweling wrote:
>       >BINGO!
>       >
>       >>...
>       >>checking for feholdexcept... no
>       >>checking for fpsetmask... no
>       >>checking for popen... no
>       >>checking for round... no
>       >>checking whether ln -s works... yes
>       >>checking for iconv... no, consider installing GNU libiconv
>       >>configure: WARNING: You must install iconv (see
>       >>http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/) before building PSPP.
>       >>configure: error: The following required prerequisites are not
>       >>installed.
>       >>You must install them before PSPP can be built:
>       >>    gtksourceview 3.0 version 3.4.2 or later (or use --without-gui)
>       >>    iconv (see http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/)
>       >>pspp-0.10.0$
>       >
>       >
>       >On 02/04/2016 21:34, John Darrington wrote:
>       >>So now I'm confused.  What confiure is rejecting works fine if you
>       >>run is manually.
>       >>
>       >>See what happens if you run this:
>       >>./configure gl_cv_header_wchar_h_correct_inline=yes
>       >

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