tag 475839 + wontfix thanks On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 12:12:38PM +0200, Francois Gouget wrote: > Package: libc6-dev > Version: 2.7-10 > Severity: normal > Tags: patch > > > The pthread_mutex_t in /usr/include/bits/pthreadtypes.h contains a > nameless union. This makes it impossible to use with compilers that > don't support nameless unions. Gcc 2.95 for instance. In > particular this breaks compilation of Wine with gcc 2.95 (see > loader/kthread.c in the Wine source). > > Avoiding nameless unions is trivial so there's no reason not to do it. > Here's a patch to fix this (finding a better name for the union is left > as an exercise for the reader): > > --- pthreadtypes.h.orig 2007-11-29 22:32:47.000000000 +0100 > +++ pthreadtypes.h 2007-12-08 09:12:50.000000000 +0100 > @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ > { > int __spins; > __pthread_slist_t __list; > - }; > + } u; > #endif > } __data; > char __size[__SIZEOF_PTHREAD_MUTEX_T]; > > (hopefully this won't get too mangled by vi) > > > Here is a test program: > --- pthread_mutex_t.c --- > #include <pthread.h> > pthread_mutex_t mutex; > --- pthread_mutex_t.c --- > > Compiling it with gcc 2.95 gives the following error: > $ gcc-2.95 -c pthread_mutex_t.c > In file included from /usr/include/pthread.h:30, > from pthread_mutex_t.c:1: > /usr/include/bits/pthreadtypes.h:99: warning: unnamed struct/union that > defines no instances >
gcc-2.95 does not give an error, but outputs a simple warning. I don't think it worth supporting an old compiler that is not present in lenny. Tagging the bug as wontfix. -- .''`. Aurelien Jarno | GPG: 1024D/F1BCDB73 : :' : Debian developer | Electrical Engineer `. `' [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] `- people.debian.org/~aurel32 | www.aurel32.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]