[Expectperl-discuss] make errors in IO-Tty

[<gl...@ma...>]

Dear All,

I originally sent this email to Graham Barr.  Then to CPAN,
then Roland Giersig.  I'm hoping someone here might have a
solution.


Forwarded message:
> > 
> > I have been unable to build the IO-Tty module on my system.
> > 
> > I have tried on two different Digital Unix systems (4.0f and
> > 4.0b), and have tried versions 0.03 and 0.04, all with more
> > or less identical results.  But it works like a dream on
> > linux.
> > 
> > I do:  
> > # perl Makefile.PL - seems okay, though it does give a
> > bogus warning:
> > 
> > Looking for ttyname()....Found
> > Have /usr/local/lib/perl-5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/Config.pm expected /usr/local/stow/perl-5.6.0/lib/5.6.0/alpha-dec_osf/Config.pm
> > Your perl and your Config.pm seem to have different ideas about the architecturethey are running on.
> > Perl thinks: [alpha-dec_osf]
> > Config says: [alpha-dec_osf]
> > This may or may not cause problems. Please check your installation of perl if you
> > have problems building this extension.
> > Writing Makefile for IO::Tty
> > 
> > then 
> > # make
> > 
> > cc -c  -std -fprm d -ieee -D_INTRINSICS -I/usr/local/include -DLANGUAGE_C -O4
> >    -DVERSION=\"0.04\"  -DXS_VERSION=\"0.04\"  -I/usr/local/stow/perl-5.6.0/lib/5
> > .6.0/alpha-dec_osf/CORE -DHAVE_DEV_PTMX -DHAS_TTYNAME Tty.c
> > cc: Warning: Tty.xs, line 349: In this statement, the referenced type of the pointer value "func" is "function (int) returning int", which is not compatible with "function (int) returning void".
> >   sa.sa_handler = func;
> > --^
> > cc: Warning: Tty.xs, line 354: In this statement, the referenced type of the pointer value "osa._sa_un._handler" is "function (int) returning void", which is not compatible with "function (int) returning int".
> >   return osa.sa_handler;
> > ---------^
> > cc: Error: xssubs.c, line 732: In this statement, "struct termio" is an incomplete type, and so has no size.
> >         newCONSTSUB(stash,"TCGETA", newSViv(TCGETA));
> > --------------------------------------------^
> > cc: Error: xssubs.c, line 797: In this statement, "struct termio" is an incomplete type, and so has no size.
> >         newCONSTSUB(stash,"TCSETA", newSViv(TCSETA));
> > --------------------------------------------^
> > cc: Error: xssubs.c, line 802: In this statement, "struct termio" is an incomplete type, and so has no size.
> >         newCONSTSUB(stash,"TCSETAF", newSViv(TCSETAF));
> > ---------------------------------------------^
> > cc: Error: xssubs.c, line 807: In this statement, "struct termio" is an incomplete type, and so has no size.
> >         newCONSTSUB(stash,"TCSETAW", newSViv(TCSETAW));
> > ---------------------------------------------^
> > *** Exit 1
> > Stop.
> > 
> > ==========================================
> > 
> I have noticed that most problems concern compiling
> the code on "exotic" platforms (just kidding ;-) ).  There
> seem to be problems with missing struct definitions and
> include files.
>  
> I would suggest that somebody go and check out the original
> Tcl/Expect code from Don Libes for those platform-dependent
> ways to create a pty.  Why re-solve the polygonatic wheels
> problems when it is possible to pilfer somebody elses code?
>  
> Right now, I have quite a dense work-load, so please forgive
> me if I cannot dive deeper into those problems.  But I'm
> confident that we'll find solutions if we can find a broader
> audience.
>  
> Cheers!
>  
> Roland
> --
> Rol...@gm...

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Glen
:)

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