Re: LYNX-DEV Compilation error

[Klaus Weide]

On Thu, 11 Sep 1997, Francisco A. Tomei Torres wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I tried to compile the latest lynx development version under
> NeXTstep/OpenStep 4.0, and failed. 
> 
> >
> ./LYLocal.c: In function `LYExecv':
> ./LYLocal.c:2233: request for member `w_status' in something not a
> structure or union
> ./LYLocal.c:2234: request for member `w_status' in something not a
> structure or union
> make[1]: *** [LYLocal.o] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/private/Net/sandburg/root/temp/lynx2-7-1/src'
> make: *** [all] Error 2

Those messages are about the last tow lines the following section:

#if HAVE_TYPE_UNION_WAIT && !HAVE_WAITPID
            while (wait(&wstatus) != pid)
                ; /* do nothing */
#else
            waitpid(pid, &wstatus, 0); /* wait for child */
#endif
            if (WEXITSTATUS(wstatus) != 0 ||
                WTERMSIG(wstatus) > 0)  { /* error return */


The #if line has recently changed (between ac-0.61 amd 0.62), before that
the line was

#if defined(NeXT) || defined(AIX4) || defined(sony_news)

It seems that HAVE_TYPE_UNION_WAIT should be defined for you but isn't.  
Try adding the line

#define HAVE_TYPE_UNION_WAIT 1

to the lynx_cfg.h after you have run ./configure (which creates that
file).

Tom: There seems to be an inconsistency in the configure files, in some
places HAVE_TYPE_UNIONWAIT appears instead of HAVE_TYPE_UNION_WAIT.
Neither of them is in config.hin.


   Klaus


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