[R] Error in making R-1.6.2.

[Roger Peng]

My experience (which isn't worth much) is that the problem isn't with the
header file itself but that it depends on some *other* header file that
isn't getting included.  This other file may have macro definitions, etc.
which, if not included, could cause a parse error. 

-roger
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On Sun, 16 Mar 2003, Rolf Turner wrote:

> 
> I have just tried to update the version of R on our system, and when
> I did ``make'', I got the following error message:
> 
> ===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===
> gcc  -I. -I../../src/include -I../../src/include  -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -g -O2 -c platform.c -o platform.o
> In file included from /usr/include/netinet/in.h:41,
>                  from /usr/include/netdb.h:96,
>                  from platform.c:1079:
> /usr/include/sys/stream.h:307: parse error before "projid_t"
> *** Error code 1
> ===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===
> 
> I looked at the file /usr/include/sys/stream.h and found the
> offending line.  It is right at the end of a ``typedef''
> construction.  (Whatever that is; I don't speak C.)  I've included
> the beginning of this construction in what I've displayed below, so
> that you can see ``where things are coming from''.  (???)
> 
> ===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===
> typedef struct datab {                         <--- Line 277 (my annotation)
>         frtn_t          *db_frtnp;
>         unsigned char   *db_base;
>         unsigned char   *db_lim;
>         unsigned char   db_ref;
>                   .
>                   .
>                   .
>         fthdr_t         *db_fthdr;
>         ftflw_t         ***db_ftflw;
>         uid_t           db_uid;         /* Effective user id */
>         /* project ID - EXPERIMENTAL - may change in future release */
>         projid_t        db_projid;             <--- Line 307 (my annotation)
> } dblk_t;
> ===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===
> 
> I have no idea why there should be a ``parse error'' at or before
> line 307.  Can anyone enlighten me and suggest what I can do about it?
> 
> The information about the current version is:
> 
> platform sparc-sun-solaris2.9
> arch     sparc               
> os       solaris2.9          
> system   sparc, solaris2.9   
> status                       
> major    1                   
> minor    5.1                 
> year     2002                
> month    06                  
> day      17                  
> language R
> 
> (As you can see I haven't upgraded for a while.  Sigh.  I've been
> afraid of running into the sort of trouble that I've just run into.)
> 
> I'll be grateful for any advice, but I would humbly request that
> you express it in terms as simple and explicit as you can.  As I said,
> I don't speak C, and I'm very much fumbling about in the dark here.
> 
> 					cheers,
> 
> 						Rolf Turner
> 						rolf at math.unb.ca
> 
> P. S.  There are a bunch of WARNING messages in config.log, which may
> be relevant as some of them refer to ``netinet'' and ``netdb:
> 
> ===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===
> configure:8871: WARNING: you cannot build info versions of the R manuals
> configure:12127: WARNING: arpa/inet.h: present but cannot be compiled
> configure:12129: WARNING: arpa/inet.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
> configure:12131: WARNING: arpa/inet.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
> 
> configure:12127: WARNING: netdb.h: present but cannot be compiled
> configure:12129: WARNING: netdb.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
> configure:12131: WARNING: netdb.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
> configure:12127: WARNING: netinet/in.h: present but cannot be compiled
> configure:12129: WARNING: netinet/in.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
> configure:12131: WARNING: netinet/in.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's resul
> t
> configure:12127: WARNING: sys/socket.h: present but cannot be compiled
> configure:12129: WARNING: sys/socket.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
> configure:12131: WARNING: sys/socket.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's resul
> t
> configure:12709: WARNING: could not determine type of socket length
> configure:26299: WARNING: could not determine type of socket length
> configure:26327: WARNING: you cannot build info versions of the R manuals
> ===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===+===
> 
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