Re: [B2-devel] Sheepshaver Linux PPC Build Error

[Darren B. <dm...@gm...>]

Darren Blaber wrote:
> Hey, I'm running ubuntu 8.04 hardy for PPC, and I can't seem to build 
> sheepshaver (kernel 2.6.24). It fails with sheepthreads.c . I try not 
> building sheepthreads.c (by editing makefile) and sheepshaver fails 
> when loading the rom with SIGUSR2 signal. I don't understand how this 
> low level thread library works, so I am unable to fix it.
>
>   1.
>      gcc -I../include -I. -I../slirp -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -D_REENTRANT
>      -DDATADIR=\"/usr/local/share/SheepShaver\" -g -O2 -c
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c -o obj/sheepthreads.o
>   2.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:53: error: field ‘__sem_lock’ has incomplete 
> type
>   3.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:55: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list
>      before ‘_pthread_descr’
>   4.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘fastlock_init’:
>   5.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:190: error: dereferencing pointer to
>      incomplete type
>   6.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:191: error: dereferencing pointer to
>      incomplete type
>   7.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘fastlock_try_acquire’:
>   8.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:197: error: dereferencing pointer to
>      incomplete type
>   9.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:198: error: dereferencing pointer to
>      incomplete type
>  10.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:199: error: dereferencing pointer to
>      incomplete type
>  11.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:203: error: dereferencing pointer to
>      incomplete type
>  12.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘fastlock_acquire’:
>  13.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:211: error: dereferencing pointer to
>      incomplete type
>  14.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘fastlock_release’:
>  15.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:218: error: dereferencing pointer to
>      incomplete type
>  16.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:219: error: dereferencing pointer to
>      incomplete type
>  17.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:219: error: dereferencing pointer to
>      incomplete type
>  18.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:219: error: invalid lvalue in asm output 0
>  19.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:219: error: memory input 1 is not directly
>      addressable
>  20.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘pthread_mutex_init’:
>  21.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:229: error: ‘pthread_mutex_t’ has no member
>      named ‘__m_lock’
>  22.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:230: error: ‘pthread_mutex_t’ has no member
>      named ‘__m_kind’
>  23.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:230: error: ‘pthread_mutexattr_t’ has no
>      member named ‘__mutexkind’
>  24.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:231: error: ‘pthread_mutex_t’ has no member
>      named ‘__m_count’
>  25.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:232: error: ‘pthread_mutex_t’ has no member
>      named ‘__m_owner’
>  26.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘pthread_mutex_destroy’:
>  27.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:243: error: ‘pthread_mutex_t’ has no member
>      named ‘__m_kind’
>  28.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:245: error: ‘pthread_mutex_t’ has no member
>      named ‘__m_lock’
>  29.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘pthread_mutex_lock’:
>  30.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:258: error: ‘pthread_mutex_t’ has no member
>      named ‘__m_kind’
>  31.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:260: error: ‘pthread_mutex_t’ has no member
>      named ‘__m_lock’
>  32.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘pthread_mutex_trylock’:
>  33.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:274: error: ‘pthread_mutex_t’ has no member
>      named ‘__m_kind’
>  34.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:276: error: ‘pthread_mutex_t’ has no member
>      named ‘__m_lock’
>  35.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘pthread_mutex_unlock’:
>  36.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:289: error: ‘pthread_mutex_t’ has no member
>      named ‘__m_kind’
>  37.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:291: error: ‘pthread_mutex_t’ has no member
>      named ‘__m_lock’
>  38.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘pthread_mutexattr_init’:
>  39.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:305: error: ‘pthread_mutexattr_t’ has no
>      member named ‘__mutexkind’
>  40.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘sem_init’:
>  41.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:336: error: ‘sem_t’ has no member named
>      ‘__sem_waiting’
>  42.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘sem_destroy’:
>  43.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:351: error: ‘sem_t’ has no member named
>      ‘__sem_waiting’
>  44.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:356: error: ‘sem_t’ has no member named
>      ‘__sem_waiting’
>  45.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘sem_wait’:
>  46.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:377: error: ‘sem_t’ has no member named
>      ‘__sem_waiting’
>  47.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:377: error: ‘sem_t’ has no member named
>      ‘__sem_waiting’
>  48.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c: In function ‘sem_post’:
>  49.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:400: error: ‘sem_t’ has no member named
>      ‘__sem_waiting’
>  50.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:401: error: ‘sem_t’ has no member named
>      ‘__sem_waiting’
>  51.
>      Linux/sheepthreads.c:401: error: ‘sem_t’ has no member named
>      ‘__sem_waiting’
>
>
>
Well, it seems that this probably has to do with the modern linux 
distros using nptl which has some compatibility problems with 
sheepthreads (which expects linuxthreads). Is this correct?