Re: findutils-4.2.0: small compiling problem under AIX 4.3

[Jens Schleusener]

Hi James,

> > > Sorry, bad news - it didn't help (I used a freshly extracted
> > > findutils-4.2.1.tar.gz with the new "configure" script), same error:
> > >
> > >  source='parser.c' object='parser.o' libtool=no \
> > >  depfile='.deps/parser.Po' tmpdepfile='.deps/parser.TPo' \
> > >  depmode=gcc /bin/sh ../depcomp \
> > >  gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I../gnulib/lib -I../lib -I../gnulib/lib
> > >  -I../intl -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/local/contrib/share/locale\"  -g -O2 -c
> > >  `test -f 'parser.c' || echo './'`parser.c
> > >  parser.c: In function `insert_time':
> > >  parser.c:1682: parse error before `val'
> > >  parser.c:1684: `val' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > >
> > > Here are the diffs of the configure runs (< new, > old):
> > >
> > >  < checking for stdint.h... (cached) no
> > >  130,131c129
> > >  < ./configure[8595]: gl_FUNC_ALLOCA:  not found
> > >  < checking for long long... yes
> > >  ---
> > > > ./configure[8583]: gl_XALLOC:  not found
> > >  140a139
> > > > checking for long long... yes
> >
> > Drat.  Here is a less horrid workaround.  Start with the original
> > 4.2.1 distribution.  Run "configure" as normal.  Then edit
> > "findutils-4.2.1/config.h" and use a text editor add the line
> >
> > #define intmax_t long long
> >
> > (or alternatively "typedef long long intmax_t")
> >
> > It  doesn't matter  where in  the  file you  put it,  but I'd  suggest
> > putting it at the bottom.  You may also need to perform a similar edit
> > in findutils-4.2.1/gnulib/config.h.
> >
> > To make a better job of fixing this (i.e. making it work out of the
> > box) I would need access to an AIX 4.3 system, which I currently don't
> > have.
>
> Sorry, I am now very short in time. A first attempt with your first 
> suggestion (in findutils-4.2.1/config.h and findutils-4.2.1/gnulib/config.h) 
> wasn't successful. I will try tommorow also your second suggestion.

I "played" a little bit with different variations and had success with the 
following change (using original findutils-4.2.1.tar.gz):

--- parser.c.orig       2004-10-17 16:10:16 +0200
+++ parser.c    2004-10-18 11:31:32 +0200
@@ -1669,6 +1669,7 @@
   uintmax_t num_days;
   enum comparison_type c_type;
   time_t t;
+  intmax_t val;

   if ((argv == NULL) || (argv[*arg_ptr] == NULL))
     return (false);
@@ -1679,7 +1680,7 @@
   t = ( cur_day_start - num_days * DAYSECS
                   + ((c_type == COMP_GT) ? DAYSECS - 1 : 0));
 #if 1
-  intmax_t val = ( (intmax_t)cur_day_start - num_days * DAYSECS
+  val = ( (intmax_t)cur_day_start - num_days * DAYSECS
                   + ((c_type == COMP_GT) ? DAYSECS - 1 : 0));
   t = val;


But as I mentioned before I am NOT a C expert and don't really know what 
I have done!

Greetings

Jens

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