Re: gnokii can be compiled on solaris

[Pawel Kot]

Hi,

>>> address@hidden 17 April 2002 09:40:00 >>>
> > > > I managed to compile the current CVS on Solaris 9 beta. I had no time to
> > > > test it, but it should work. If you want to compile don't forget to
> > > > install flex. The bundled lex won't compile the vcal.lx file. This is
> > > > a cvs snapshot, so working autoconf and autoheader is needed...
> > > On Solaris 8, I'm getting lots of warnings about:
> > > ../../include/misc.h:151: warning: redefinition of `u_char'
> > > /usr/include/sys/types.h:532: warning: `u_char' previously declared here
> > Could you please check what defines do you have around u_char?
> 
> misc.h lines 150-153:
> #if (!defined _BSD_SOURCE) && (!defined _BSDTYPES_DEFINED)
>         typedef unsigned char u_char;
> #endif
> 
> Sounds like this is another candidate for autoconfing...

No, no. I meant defines in your system types.h. I know the contents oth the 
misc.h ;-)
But agree. It is the candidate for the autoconf.

> > > Text relocation remains                         referenced
> > >     against symbol                  offset      in file
> > -fPIC should help. Or ./configure --disable-shared
> 
> Oh, hte post that I was replying to said that it compiled on solaris, so I 
> thoguht I'd see if it worked... I knew of this problem, just pointing it out
> that it still exited :)

OK. Is -fPIC harmless for Linux? for *BSD? for Windows? for others?

> > > When compiling statically (configure --disable-shared) xgnokii
> > > does not link:
> > What if you revert the last xgnokii Makefile patch?
> > 1. Remove GLDLIBS from the gcc options line
> > 2. s/GLDLIBS/LDLIBS/ above

Damn. Such think does not work on several Linux machines as it was
reported. It ain't good. I'm going to waste some time on learning linking
things then next few days...

pkot