Re: info + fix for problem compiling nam-1.0a5 using egcs v1.1

[Haobo Yu <haoboy@isi.edu>]

Hi, Julio, 

Thanks for the report. It's fixed in the daily snapshot of nam 1.0a6.

- Haobo

On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Julio C. Navas wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I was trying to compile the ns-allinone-2.1b3 package and I had the
> following problem with compiling nam.  I fixed the problem and now nam
> compiles and works.  I thought that my experience may be of help to
> others......hence this email.
> 
> First, let me tell you some info. about my setup.   I have upgraded the
> nam to nam-1.0a5.   My compiler is egcs v1.1 (this is important because
> everything compiled fine under gcc-2.7.2).  I had the exact same problem
> on Linux (RedHat 5.1 - kernel 2.0.34) and on Solaris (SunOS 5.5.1).
> 
> This is what the compiler said when I did a make in the nam directory:
> 
> $ make
> 
> rm -f main.o; c++ -o main.o -c -O2 -DTCL_TK  -DNDEBUG -DUSE_SHM
> -DHAVE_LIBTCLCL1_0B5 -DHAVE_TCLCL_H -DHAVE_LIBOTCL1_0A2 -DHAVE_OTCL_H
> -DHAVE_LIBTK8_0 -DHAVE_TK_H -DHAVE_LIBTCL8_0 -DHAVE_TCL_H  -I.
> -I../TclCL -I../otcl -I../tkbox/include -I../tclbox/include   main.cc
> In file included from main.cc:46:
> paint.h:50: warning: ANSI C++ forbids declaration `PaintStaticGCSize'
> with no type
> paint.h:51: warning: ANSI C++ forbids declaration `PaintGCIncrement'
> with no type
> main.cc:221: warning: ANSI C++ forbids declaration `' with no type
> main.cc:221: abstract declarator `int' used as declaration
> make: *** [main.o] Error 1
> 
> 
> in order to fix this, I did the following:
> 
> in main.cc line 221: I changed the line from:
> 
> extern "C" Blt_Init(Tcl_Interp*);
> 
> to:
> 
> extern "C" int Blt_Init(Tcl_Interp*);
> 
> 
> in paint.h lines 50 and 51: I changed the lines from:
> 
> const PaintStaticGCSize = 512;
> const PaintGCIncrement = 64;
> 
> to:
> 
> const int PaintStaticGCSize = 512;
> const int PaintGCIncrement = 64;
> 
> At this point, nam compiled.......but it still complained in the
> following manner ( in several places):
> 
> animation.h:54: warning: ANSI C++ forbids declaration `ClassAllID' with
> no type
> animation.h:55: warning: ANSI C++ forbids declaration `ClassAnimationID'
> with no type
> animation.h:56: warning: ANSI C++ forbids declaration `ClassPacketID'
> with no type
> animation.h:57: warning: ANSI C++ forbids declaration `ClassNodeID' with
> no type
> animation.h:58: warning: ANSI C++ forbids declaration `ClassEdgeID' with
> no type
> animation.h:59: warning: ANSI C++ forbids declaration `ClassQueueItemID'
> with no type
> animation.h:60: warning: ANSI C++ forbids declaration `ClassAgentID'
> with no type
> animation.h:61: warning: ANSI C++ forbids declaration `ClassLanID' with
> no type
> animation.h:62: warning: ANSI C++ forbids declaration `ClassTagID' with
> no type
> animation.h:64: warning: ANSI C++ forbids declaration
> `AnimationTagIncrement' with no type
> 
> 
> Hope this helps!
> 
> Julio
> 
> 
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