pagels@cs.arizona.edu (Michael A. Pagels) (12/19/90)
Can someone explain how to get rid of the following error while building gcc for the IRIS 4D:
cc -c -g -I. -I../gcc-1.37.1 -I../gcc-1.37.1/config ../gcc-1.37.1/symout.c
ccom: Error: ../gcc-1.37.1/stddef.h, line 12: illegal type combination
typedef unsigned long size_t;
----------------------------^
*** Error code 1
Stop.
I've seen this problem with "typedef unsigned long thing" in a number of forms with other pieces of code. What's the general problem?
Thanks in advance.
Michael Pagelsjit@SLIC.CELLBIO.DUKE.EDU (Jit Keong Tan) (12/20/90)
=> => cc -c -g -I. -I../gcc-1.37.1 -I../gcc-1.37.1/config ../gcc-1.37.1/symout.c => ccom: Error: ../gcc-1.37.1/stddef.h, line 12: illegal type combination => typedef unsigned long size_t; => ----------------------------^ => *** Error code 1 Are you using IRIX 3.2 ? I think the problem is you have declared size_t twice. The header files in IRIX 3.3 have added the #if conditional compile statement so that you can't typedef the size_t twice. (Of course the error messages don't mean anything.) Look in to the stddef.h itself, it #define _SIZE_T_ , so is the header file in IRIX 3.3. As I recall, this #define _SIZE_T_ statement wasn't appeared in 3.2. So, the only way is, not to include this statement at all, or edit the /usr/include/sys/types.h (or whereever it appears) to make to #define _SIZE_T_ as it does in stddef.h -------------------------------------------------------- Jit Keong Tan | internet: jit@slic.cellbio.duke.edu (919) 684-8098 | bitnet : tan00001@dukemc.bitnet -------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Mail: Duke University Medical Center Box 3709 Department Of Cell Biology Nanaline Duke Bldg., Rm 385 Research Drive Durham, NC 27710
srp@babar.mmwb.ucsf.edu (Scott R. Presnell) (12/20/90)
pagels@cs.arizona.edu (Michael A. Pagels) writes: >ccom: Error: ../gcc-1.37.1/stddef.h, line 12: illegal type combination > typedef unsigned long size_t; > ----------------------------^ I my experience, this compiler error results when you have included the same typedef more than once via multiple includes or something. The compiler error message isn't too clear is it?! BTW: there is a working version of gcc and g++ source in ~ftp/pub/Gnu-For-Pmax on foobar.colorado.edu. I was able to compile and run the Window object c++ code (after making a couple of minor changes that allow for the differences between c++ and g++) that Thant Tessman posted not too long ago. Good luck. - Scott -- Scott Presnell +1 (415) 476-9890 Pharm. Chem., S-926 Internet: srp@cgl.ucsf.edu University of California UUCP: ...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!srp San Francisco, CA. 94143-0446 Bitnet: srp@ucsfcgl.bitnet
sweetmr@SCT60A.SUNYCT.EDU (michael sweet) (12/20/90)
Maybe the standard IRIX C compiler doesn't support unsigned longs.... Don't remember, but you can check the C manual for compiler specific stuff. BTW, unsigned longs didn't come along (officially, anyways) until ANSI C.... Changing the offending typedef to 'typedef long size_t' (or even try 'typedef unsigned int') _should_ solve your problems. -Mike Sweet sweetmr@sct60a.sunyct.edu