[OctDev] compile (parse) errors

[Chris C. <ch...@ch...>]

What version of gcc is typically used to compile and test the latest 
version?
Using gcc 3.2.2 I got the errors included below.

The transition from gcc 3.1 to gcc 3.2 caused problems for a lot of apps 
because of being more strict about language usage, any chance that is what 
is going on here?

This is on a Red Hat 9 system with the Red Hat compiled 2.1.40

-- 
Chris Caudle

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compile error log:

mex.cc: In function `octave_value_list call_mex(callstyle, const 
   octave_value_list&, int)':
mex.cc:504: parse error before `*' token
mex.cc:505: parse error before `*' token
mex.cc:506: `argin' undeclared (first use this function)
mex.cc:506: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each 
function 
   it appears in.)
mex.cc:507: `argout' undeclared (first use this function)
make[2]: *** [mex.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [mex/] Error 2
make: *** [extra/] Error 2

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configure log:

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

configure:551: checking for gcc
configure:664: checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) works
configure:680: gcc -o conftest    conftest.c  1>&5
configure:706: checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) is a cross-compiler
configure:711: checking whether we are using GNU C
configure:720: gcc -E conftest.c
configure:739: checking whether gcc accepts -g
configure:777: checking for mkoctfile
configure:915: checking for F77_FUNC
configure:923: mkoctfile -c conftest.cc
configure:934: checking for octave
configure:963: checking whether ln -s works
configure:1014: checking for a BSD compatible install
configure:1069: checking for ranlib
configure:1101: checking for strip
configure:1133: checking how to run the C preprocessor
configure:1154: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -E  conftest.c >/dev/null 
2>conftest.out
configure:1217: checking for X
configure:1531: checking for dnet_ntoa in -ldnet
configure:1550: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -o conftest -O2 -march=i386 
-mcpu=i686 -g   conftest.c -ldnet   1>&5
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ldnet
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure: failed program was:
#line 1539 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
char dnet_ntoa();

int main() {
dnet_ntoa()
; return 0; }
configure:1572: checking for dnet_ntoa in -ldnet_stub
configure:1591: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -o conftest -O2 -march=i386 
-mcpu=i686 -g   conftest.c -ldnet_stub   1>&5
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ldnet_stub
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure: failed program was:
#line 1580 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
char dnet_ntoa();

int main() {
dnet_ntoa()
; return 0; }
configure:1620: checking for gethostbyname
configure:1648: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -o conftest -O2 -march=i386 
-mcpu=i686 -g   conftest.c  1>&5
configure:1718: checking for connect
configure:1746: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -o conftest -O2 -march=i386 
-mcpu=i686 -g   conftest.c  1>&5
configure:1810: checking for remove
configure:1838: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -o conftest -O2 -march=i386 
-mcpu=i686 -g   conftest.c  1>&5
configure:1902: checking for shmat
configure:1930: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -o conftest -O2 -march=i386 
-mcpu=i686 -g   conftest.c  1>&5
configure:2003: checking for IceConnectionNumber in -lICE
configure:2022: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -o conftest -O2 -march=i386 
-mcpu=i686 -g   -L/usr/X11R6/lib conftest.c -lICE   1>&5
configure:2394: checking for linux/soundcard.h
configure:2404: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -E  conftest.c >/dev/null 
2>conftest.out
configure:2449: checking for qh_qhull in -lqhull
configure:2467: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -O2 -march=i386 -mcpu=i686 -g 
conftest.c -o conftest -lqhull 
conftest.c:2:25: qhull/qhull.h: No such file or directory
configure:2507: checking for jpeglib.h
configure:2517: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -E  conftest.c >/dev/null 
2>conftest.out
configure:2513:21: jpeglib.h: No such file or directory
configure: failed program was:
#line 2512 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
#include <jpeglib.h>
configure:2608: checking for socklen_t
configure:2622: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -c -O2 -march=i386 -mcpu=i686 -g  
conftest.c 1>&5
configure:2643: checking for term.h
configure:2653: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -E  conftest.c >/dev/null 
2>conftest.out
configure:2649:18: term.h: No such file or directory
configure: failed program was:
#line 2648 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
#include <term.h>
configure:2677: checking for termcap.h
configure:2687: i386-redhat-linux-gcc -E  conftest.c >/dev/null 
2>conftest.out
configure:2683:21: termcap.h: No such file or directory
configure: failed program was:
#line 2682 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
#include <termcap.h>
configure:2781: checking for ginac-config