Re: [Linux-gpib-general] Problems with make / RedHat 7.1

[Frank M. H. <fm...@us...>]

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On Thursday 08 May 2003 04:39 am, Thomas Bechteler wrote:
>   Dear Reader,
>
> I had the following problems while installing "linux-gpib" under RedHat
> 7.1 (2.4.7-10).
> The Kernel source was there and also the following "make config" went
> all right.
> However, running "make" causes a lot of troubles.
>
> First ALL tried packages (3.1.93/3.1.92/3.1.91) caused the
> following error message:
>
> init.c:30: parse error before string constant
> init.c:30: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of
> `MODULE_LICENSE'

The MODULE_LICENSE() macro isn't defined in kernels prior to 2.4.10.  It=20
should be fixed now in the linux-gpib cvs.

> After commenting out the line including `MODULE_LICENSE' in
> EVERY "*init.c"-file in the driver directories it went on until the nex=
t
> error message:
>
> ibConfYacc.y:28: conflicting types for `YYSTYPE'
> ibConfYacc.h:7: previous declaration of `YYSTYPE'
> /usr/lib/bison.simple: In function `gpib_yyparse':
> /usr/lib/bison.simple:432: warning: passing arg 1 of `gpib_yylex' from
> incompatible pointer type
> make[1]: *** [ibConfYacc.o] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/home/thomas/program-files/lab/linux-gpib.3.1.93/lib'
> make: *** [linux-gpib] Error 2

You are using a buggy version of bison (1.35 at least works).  It seems t=
o me=20
the only thing I could do about this would be to run bison/flex on my mac=
hine=20
before creating the release tarballs.  Anyways, working ibConfYacc.c and=20
ibConfYacc.h files are attached.  Just make sure you 'touch' them if=20
necessary so their last modified times are later than ibConfYacc.y.

- --=20
Frank

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