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Incomplete type pollfd

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
Subject: bug#18508: closed (Re: bug#18507: Incomplete type pollfd)
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 16:09:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#18507: Incomplete type pollfd

which was filed against the guile package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 18508 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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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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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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