stephen parkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Thomas H. George wrote: > >> I am using source code from UNIX SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING by Robbins & >> Robbins. It gives a compiler error unless compiled with the option >> -D_GNU_SOURCE . >> Where does this option come from - its not in the man pages? Why is >> it needed when using the Debian gcc and g++ packages? > > 30sec google search suggests it should perhaps be > > -DGNU_SOURCE
Care to elaborate? A Google search for GNU_SOURCE turns up 1,680 hits for me, while _GNU_SOURCE is found 17,200 times. Martin -- ,--. Martin Dickopp, Dresden, Germany ,= ,-_-. =. / ,- ) http://www.zero-based.org/ ((_/)o o(\_)) \ `-' `-'(. .)`-' `-. Debian, a variant of the GNU operating system. \_/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
