octave won't compile under gcc 3.3.5 20050117 (prerelease) (SUSE Linux)

[John W. Eaton]

On 22-Jun-2007, Hartmut Wziontek wrote:

| While I had no problems with the compilation of 2.9.12 under gcc 4.0.2, 
| under gcc 3.3.5 (SuSE 9.3) it hangs here:
| 
| pt-loop.cc: In member function `virtual void tree_simple_for_command::eval()':
| pt-loop.cc:428: error: variable declaration is not allowed here
| pt-loop.cc:428: Warnung: the address of `octave_value val()', will always be 
|    `true'
| pt-loop.cc:437: error: variable declaration is not allowed here
| pt-loop.cc:437: Warnung: the address of `octave_value val()', will always be 
|    `true'
| pt-loop.cc:467: error: variable declaration is not allowed here
| pt-loop.cc:467: Warnung: the address of `octave_value val()', will always be 
|    `true'
| make[2]: *** [pic/pt-loop.o] Fehler 1
| make[1]: *** [src] Fehler 2
| make: *** [all] Fehler 2
| 
| It seems that something in the macro DO_ND_LOOP isn't compatible with 
| c++ libs from gcc 3.3.5, but I have no idea what to change - can any
| body give me a hint? Can I avoid upgrading gcc?
| 
| Many thanks
| 
| Hartmut

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http://www.nabble.com/compilation-problem-in-src-pt-loop.cc-tf3825550.html#a10829970

jwe