Package: libc6-dev Version: 2.3.6.ds1-9 Severity: wishlist Hi,
There is an issue with the /usr/include/semaphore.h file and what the manpages are saying for sem_open(3) and POSIX specifications for the semaphore.h file. In a nutshell, with the libc6-dev package, one can't do the (basic) following : #include <semaphore.h> Without having included pthread.h before. That breaks a few .c files that would have compiled without any error on other POSIX systems with the following message : In file included from test.c:10: /usr/include/semaphore.h:34: error: field '__sem_lock' has incomplete type (where line 10 of test.c is "#include <semaphore.h>"). Maybe should we inlcude pthread.h in /usr/include/semaphore.h ? Another solution would be to fix the manpages (ie: sem_open(3)) who are just requiring semaphore.h by adding an #include <pthread.> line. For the record, users who find this bug while trying to compile POSIX-semaphore enabled source code can fix it by adding "#include <pthread.h>" before "#include <semaphore.h>" Thanks, Florian Le Goff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-686 Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages libc6-dev depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-9 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii linux-kernel-headers 2.6.18-6 Linux Kernel Headers for developme Versions of packages libc6-dev recommends: ii gcc [c-compiler] 4:4.1.1-13 The GNU C compiler ii gcc-3.3 [c-compiler] 1:3.3.6-13 The GNU C compiler ii gcc-4.0 [c-compiler] 4.0.3-7 The GNU C compiler ii gcc-4.1 [c-compiler] 4.1.1-20 The GNU C compiler -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]