Re: Current master fails to compile

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Cc: address@hidden
> From: Paul Eggert <address@hidden>
> Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2018 23:03:03 -0800
> 
> Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > I see this both on GNU/Linux and on MS-Windows.
> 
> Ah, it worked for me under GNU/Linux with GCC 7.3.0 (Ubuntu 18.04) and with 
> GCC 
> 8.2.1 20181105 (Red Hat 8.2.1-5) (Fedora 29). But I see now that the code was 
> relying on a feature that C99 does not require, and perhaps you're using 
> older 
> GCCs. I installed the attached patch, which should port to C99; I hope it 
> works 
> for you.

It builds now, thanks.

On GNU/Linux (fencepost), GCC version is 4.8.4, but on MS-Windows I
use GCC 7.3.0.  So I wonder why your GCC 7.3.0 did succeed with the
previous version.  But it isn't important enough for you to waste your
time on answering that question.