On Sun, Mar 27, 2005 at 03:03:15PM +0200, Joerg Schilling wrote: > Package: kernel > > DISTRIB_ID=3DDebian > DISTRIB_RELEASE=3D3.1 > DISTRIB_CODENAME=3Dsarge > DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=3D"Debian GNU/Linux" > > uname -a > Linux debian 2.6.8-pegasos #1 Wed Aug 18 16:40:30 CEST 2004 ppc GNU/Linux > > When compiling star, I get error messages like: > > =3D=3D> COMPILING "fflags.o" > In file included from /usr/include/linux/ext2_fs.h:20, > from fflags.c:41: > /usr/include/linux/ext2_fs_sb.h:48: error: parse error before "u32" > /usr/include/linux/ext2_fs_sb.h:50: error: parse error before '*' token > /usr/include/linux/ext2_fs_sb.h:55: error: parse error before '}' token > > They are caused by the fact that data structures that are needed=20 > for user space applications still base on inofficial types defined > only in case you are compiling a linux kernel. > > It is impossible to compile star using official methods (adding > other include files that are allowed to be included by user space program= > s). > > The related problem has been reported to the linux kernel developers > more than 2. years ago. Is there any help that the Linux kernel > will be fixed in the near future?
I would suggest making a patch for your proposed cleanup of these types and submitting it both upstream and here. -- Horms -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
