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fix for a minor build error in R-1.9.0 with XFree86 4.4.0 (PR#6805)

2 messages · jbrzusto@ualberta.ca, Brian Ripley

jbrzusto@ualberta.ca
# 
Hi, 

In trying to build R 1.9.0, I ran into a problem building the x11()
device support under XFree86 4.4.0:

   make[4]: Entering directory `/home/john/build/R-1.9.0/src/modules/X11'
   gcc -I. -I../../../src/include -I../../../src/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/local/include -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -fPIC  -g -O2 -c dataentry.c -o dataentry.lo
   In file included from dataentry.c:31:
   /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xlib.h:1389: parse error before "_Xconst"
   /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xlib.h:1477: parse error before "char"
   /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xlib.h:1505: parse error before "_Xconst"
   ... many messages omitted

The build is successful and the x11() device works fine if 

R-1.9.0/src/modules/X11/dataentry.c:30 is commented, in order
to re-require function protoypes:

   #include <stdlib.h>
   
   /* don't use X11 function prototypes (which tend to ...): */
   /* #define NeedFunctionPrototypes 0 */
   #include <X11/X.h>
   
Here are my gcc and XFree86 versions:

947$ gcc -v

Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/ppc-yellowdog-linux/3.2.2/specs
Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --disable-checking --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --host=ppc-yellowdog-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.2.2 20030217 (Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 3.2.2-2a)

948$ X -version

XFree86 Version 4.4.0
Release Date: 29 February 2004
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.5 ppc [ELF] 
Current Operating System: Linux bio-c90.biology.ualberta.ca 2.6.5 #4 Tue Apr 20 11:47:27 MDT 2004 ppc
Build Date: 18 April 2004
Changelog Date: 29 February 2004
        Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present

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Thanks for all your work on this excellent program!

Regards,

John Brzustowski
Brian Ripley
# 
Thank you.  A better fix (one that does not change the behaviour on other
X11 installations) is already in the R-patched sources.  Would you please
check that works on your installation?

This is an error in the XFree86 4.4.0 headers, so please report it to 
them.
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 jbrzusto@ualberta.ca wrote: