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Incomplete type pollfd

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Andy Wingo <wingo <at> pobox.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18508: closed (Incomplete type pollfd)
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 16:09:02 +0000

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Your message dated Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:08:42 +0200
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and subject line Re: bug#18507: Incomplete type pollfd
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #18507,
regarding Incomplete type pollfd
to be marked as done.

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From: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
To: bug-guile <at> gnu.org
Subject: Incomplete type pollfd
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:16:15 +0200

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Hello,

guile-2.0.11 fails to build on Redhat 6.5 with the following error message:

  CC       libguile_2.0_la-fports.lo
fports.c: In function 'fport_input_waiting':
fports.c:612: error: variable 'pollfd' has initializer but incomplete type
fports.c:612: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
fports.c:612: warning: (near initialization for 'pollfd')
fports.c:612: error: 'POLLIN' undeclared (first use in this function)
fports.c:612: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
fports.c:612: error: for each function it appears in.)
fports.c:612: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
fports.c:612: warning: (near initialization for 'pollfd')
fports.c:612: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
fports.c:612: warning: (near initialization for 'pollfd')
fports.c:612: error: storage size of 'pollfd' isn't known
fports.c:614: warning: implicit declaration of function 'poll'
fports.c:612: warning: unused variable 'pollfd'
make[3]: *** [libguile_2.0_la-fports.lo] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/enge/lib-intel/guile-2.0.11/libguile'

Versions of software used:
gcc 4.4.7
libffi 3.0.5
libunistring 0.9.3
libgc 7.1
ltdl 2.2.6
gmp 4.3.1
pkg-config 0.23

I am attaching the config.log.

Andreas

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From: Andy Wingo <wingo <at> pobox.com>
To: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
Cc: 18507-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18507: Incomplete type pollfd
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:08:42 +0200

On Fri 19 Sep 2014 12:28, Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr> writes:

> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 12:16:15PM +0200, Andreas Enge wrote:
>> gcc 4.4.7
>
> It seems to be a problem with the gcc version; with gcc-4.8.3, I get past
> this point. So maybe this bug report can be safely ignored.

I guess given the lack of followup that there is nothing to do here.  I
wish I understood the problem though!

Andy

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