#35 Compile Failure Slackware-current

[Chris]

Compile fails on slackware-current:

g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../../.. -g -O2 -MT mail_screen.o -MD -MP -MF .deps/mail_screen.Tpo -c -o mail_screen.o mail_screen.cc
mail_screen.cc: In function ‘void init_main_screen()’:
mail_screen.cc:39:16: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘WINDOW’ {aka ‘struct _win_st’}
39 | maxx = stdscr->_maxx;
| ^~
In file included from mail_screen.cc:13:
/usr/include/curses.h:456:16: note: forward declaration of ‘WINDOW’ {aka ‘struct _win_st’}
456 | typedef struct _win_st WINDOW;
| ^~~~~~~
mail_screen.cc:40:16: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘WINDOW’ {aka ‘struct _win_st’}
40 | maxy = stdscr->_maxy;
| ^~
/usr/include/curses.h:456:16: note: forward declaration of ‘WINDOW’ {aka ‘struct _win_st’}
456 | typedef struct _win_st WINDOW;
| ^~~~~~~
mail_screen.cc: In function ‘void redraw()’:
mail_screen.cc:70:15: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘WINDOW’ {aka ‘struct _win_st’}
70 | main_window->_clear = TRUE;
| ^~
/usr/include/curses.h:456:16: note: forward declaration of ‘WINDOW’ {aka ‘struct _win_st’}
456 | typedef struct _win_st WINDOW;
| ^~~~~~~
make[4]: *** [Makefile:312: mail_screen.o] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory '/home/chris/tmp/linpac-0.28/src/applications/mailer'
make[3]: *** [Makefile:672: all-recursive] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/chris/tmp/linpac-0.28/src/applications'
make[2]: *** [Makefile:423: all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/chris/tmp/linpac-0.28/src'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:348: all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/chris/tmp/linpac-0.28'
make: *** [Makefile:257: all] Error 2

[David Ranch]

Hello Chris, where did you get your Linpac source code? From the SourceForge .tar.gz file (master branch), from the Git Master branch, or the Git Develop Branch? Please try the Develop branch from Git at https://sourceforge.net/p/linpac/linpac/ci/develop/tree/ and let us know if that works.

[Chris]

Nope -- still fails. Had to do the autoreconf bit too. That was a
first for me. Here is the output:

g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../../.. -g -O2 -MT mail_screen.o -MD
-MP -MF .deps/mail_screen.Tpo -c -o mail_screen.o mail_screen.cc
mail_screen.cc: In function ‘void init_main_screen()’:
mail_screen.cc:39:16: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘WINDOW’
{aka ‘struct _win_st’}
39 | maxx = stdscr->_maxx;
| ^~
In file included from mail_screen.cc:13:
/usr/include/curses.h:456:16: note: forward declaration of ‘WINDOW’
{aka ‘struct _win_st’}
456 | typedef struct _win_st WINDOW;
| ^~~~~~~
mail_screen.cc:40:16: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘WINDOW’
{aka ‘struct _win_st’}
40 | maxy = stdscr->_maxy;
| ^~
/usr/include/curses.h:456:16: note: forward declaration of ‘WINDOW’
{aka ‘struct _win_st’}
456 | typedef struct _win_st WINDOW;
| ^~~~~~~
mail_screen.cc: In function ‘void redraw()’:
mail_screen.cc:70:15: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘WINDOW’
{aka ‘struct _win_st’}
70 | main_window->_clear = TRUE;
| ^~
/usr/include/curses.h:456:16: note: forward declaration of ‘WINDOW’
{aka ‘struct _win_st’}
456 | typedef struct _win_st WINDOW;
| ^~~~~~~
make[4]: *** [Makefile:440: mail_screen.o] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory
'/home/chris/tmp/linpac-linpac/src/applications/mailer'
make[3]: *** [Makefile:839: all-recursive] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/chris/tmp/linpac-linpac/src/applications'
make[2]: *** [Makefile:568: all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/chris/tmp/linpac-linpac/src'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:466: all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/chris/tmp/linpac-linpac'
make: *** [Makefile:377: all] Error 2

On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 8:29 AM David Ranch
dranch@users.sourceforge.net wrote:

Hello Chris, where did you get your Linpac source code? From the SourceForge .tar.gz file (master branch), from the Git Master branch, or the Git Develop Branch? Please try the Develop branch from Git at https://sourceforge.net/p/linpac/linpac/ci/develop/tree/ and let us know if that works.

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[bugs:#35] Compile Failure Slackware-current

Status: open
Group:
Labels: compile time fail slackware-current
Created: Wed May 22, 2024 01:42 PM UTC by Chris
Last Updated: Wed May 22, 2024 01:42 PM UTC
Owner: nobody

Compile fails on slackware-current:

g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../../.. -g -O2 -MT mail_screen.o -MD -MP -MF .deps/mail_screen.Tpo -c -o mail_screen.o mail_screen.cc
mail_screen.cc: In function ‘void init_main_screen()’:
mail_screen.cc:39:16: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘WINDOW’ {aka ‘struct _win_st’}
39 | maxx = stdscr->_maxx;
| ^~
In file included from mail_screen.cc:13:
/usr/include/curses.h:456:16: note: forward declaration of ‘WINDOW’ {aka ‘struct _win_st’}
456 | typedef struct _win_st WINDOW;
| ^~~~~~~
mail_screen.cc:40:16: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘WINDOW’ {aka ‘struct _win_st’}
40 | maxy = stdscr->_maxy;
| ^~
/usr/include/curses.h:456:16: note: forward declaration of ‘WINDOW’ {aka ‘struct _win_st’}
456 | typedef struct _win_st WINDOW;
| ^~~~~~~
mail_screen.cc: In function ‘void redraw()’:
mail_screen.cc:70:15: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘WINDOW’ {aka ‘struct _win_st’}
70 | main_window->_clear = TRUE;
| ^~
/usr/include/curses.h:456:16: note: forward declaration of ‘WINDOW’ {aka ‘struct _win_st’}
456 | typedef struct _win_st WINDOW;
| ^~~~~~~
make[4]: *** [Makefile:312: mail_screen.o] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory '/home/chris/tmp/linpac-0.28/src/applications/mailer'
make[3]: *** [Makefile:672: all-recursive] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/chris/tmp/linpac-0.28/src/applications'
make[2]: *** [Makefile:423: all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/chris/tmp/linpac-0.28/src'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:348: all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/chris/tmp/linpac-0.28'
make: *** [Makefile:257: all] Error 2

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Thanks,
Chris Maness