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<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>
<P>
- $Revision: 1.116 $ ($Date: 1998/05/20 14:22:39 $)
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The latest version of this FAQ is always available from the main
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</LI>
<LI><A HREF="#regex">What are "regular expressions"?</A>
</LI>
+ <li><a href="#broken-gcc">I'm using gcc and I get some compilation
errors, what
+ is wrong?</a>
+ </li>
</OL>
</LI>
</UL>
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<HR>
</LI>
+ <li><a name="broken-gcc"><strong>I'm using gcc and I get some
+ compilation errors, what is wrong?</strong></a>
+ <p>
+ GCC parses your system header files and produces a modified subset which
+ it uses for compiling. This behaviour ties GCC tightly to the version
+ of your operating system. So, for example, if you were running IRIX 5.3
+ when you built GCC and then upgrade to IRIX 6.2 later, you will have to
+ rebuild GCC. Similarly for Solaris 2.4, 2.5, or 2.5.1 when you upgrade
+ to 2.6. Sometimes you can type "gcc -v" and it will tell you the version
+ of the operating system it was built against.
+ <p>
+ If you fail to do this, then it is very likely that Apache will fail
+ to build. One of the most common errors is with <code>readv</code>,
+ <code>writev</code>, or <code>uio.h</code>. This is <b>not</b> a
+ bug with Apache. You will need to re-install GCC.
+ <hr>
+ </li>
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