From owner-bug-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Sat Dec 21 22:34:14 1996
Subject: Re: 2.0 compilation problem
From: dave massie <dmassie at erols dot com>
To: Francesco Potorti` <F dot Potorti at cnuce dot cnr dot it>
cc: Octave bugs list <bug-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu>
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 23:51:07 -0500 (EST)

just a note.  i had similar problems, plus the compile kept failing.
i sent a note to this group and was advised i probably had an incorrect 
version of a library or a library installed in the wrong place.

it turned out that was exactly correct.  i took the advise as an
opportunity to do the ground-up upgrade to v2.0 of linux.  after
reformatting the disk and doing a complete re-install octave compiled
perfectly -- no warnings, no problems AT ALL!

i wanted to mention my experience.  it wont apply to all, but it did
wonders for me.

thanks!!!

dave massie

On Wed, 18 Dec 1996, Francesco Potorti` wrote:

> Date: Wed, 18 Dec 96 14:42 MET
> From: Francesco Potorti` <F dot Potorti at cnuce dot cnr dot it>
> To: Octave bugs list <bug-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu>
> Subject: 2.0 compilation problem
> 
> Hi, 
>     I just installed gcc 2.7.2 under my home directory, because my
> sysadmin is not very responsive.  I try to compile octave 2.0 under
> Alpha, but after the compilation goes on flawlessly for a while, I get
> file not found errors.  Indeed, g++ does not look in the include dirs
> it has set up under my home directory.  That's why I have added this
> to the gcc specs file:
> 
>  -isystem /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include
>  -isystem /usr/users/pot/alpha-dec-osf3.0/include
>  -isystem /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++
>  -isystem /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std
>  -isystem /usr/include/g++ -isystem /usr/include/g++/std
> 
> This makes the compilation proceed futher, but then it stops with an
> error which I don't know how to handle.  I am stuck, because I suspect
> a gcc installation problem.  Can you confirm this?  Here is the error,
> obtained with a make all in liboctave:
> 
> sable$ make all
> c++ -c  -I. -I.. -I../liboctave -I../src -I../glob -I../libcruft/misc  -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -fno-implicit-templates  -g -O2 -Wall CollocWt.cc
> In file included from /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std/bastring.h:35,
>                  from /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std/string.h:6,
>                  from /usr/include/g++/string:5,
>                  from mach-info.h:26,
>                  from data-conv.h:28,
>                  from dMatrix.h:35,
>                  from CollocWt.h:32,
>                  from CollocWt.cc:33:
> /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std/stddef.h:15: parse error before `::'
> /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std/straits.h: In function `static char * string_char_traits<char>::move(char *, const char *, long unsigned int)':
> In file included from /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std/bastring.h:36,
>                  from /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std/string.h:6,
>                  from /usr/include/g++/string:5,
>                  from mach-info.h:26,
>                  from data-conv.h:28,
>                  from dMatrix.h:35,
>                  from CollocWt.h:32,
>                  from CollocWt.cc:33:
> /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std/straits.h:129: warning: implicit declaration of function `int memmove(...)'
> /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std/straits.h: In function `static char * string_char_traits<char>::set(char *, const char &, long unsigned int)':
> /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std/straits.h:131: warning: implicit declaration of function `int memset(...)'
> /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std/sinst.h: At top level:
> In file included from /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std/bastring.h:571,
>                  from /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std/string.h:6,
>                  from /usr/include/g++/string:5,
>                  from mach-info.h:26,
>                  from data-conv.h:28,
>                  from dMatrix.h:35,
>                  from CollocWt.h:32,
>                  from CollocWt.cc:33:
> /usr/users/pot/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-dec-osf3.0/2.7.2/include/g++/std/sinst.h:53: parse error before `/'
> make: *** [CollocWt.o] Error 1
> 
> 
> The strange thing is that there is no `::' in stddef.h.  Here is the
> file:
> 
> /* The -*- C++ -*- standard definitions header.*/
> /* This file is part of the GNU ANSI C++ Library.*/
> 
> #ifndef __STDDEF__
> #define __STDDEF__
> 
> #ifdef __GNUG__
> #pragma interface "std/stddef.h"
> #endif
> 
> #include <_G_config.h>
> #include <std/cstddef.h>
> 
> extern "C++" {
> const size_t NPOS = (size_t)(-1);
> typedef void fvoid_t();
> 
> #ifndef _WINT_T
> #define _WINT_T
> typedef _G_wint_t wint_t;
> #endif
> 
> } /* extern "C++"*/
> 
> #endif
> 
> 
>