Daniel E. Macks wrote: > Mark Reglewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> I am trying to install lyx from source and the installation fails. >> This is the last line of compiler output and the error message: >> >> [snip] >> >> l10nflist.c:61: error: static declaration of 'stpcpy' follows >> non-static > > It appears from reading the source that configure checks for stpcpy > and l10nflist.c only declares it if configure didn't find it. Could > you check the output of the configuration checks to see what > happened? Probably a line like: > > checking for stpcpy... no > > (hopefully "yes" but probably "no").
Your guess is correct and the configuration output reads: checking for stpcpy... no > Would also be interesting to see the contents of the config.log file > (will have more details about *why* it is yes/no)...you can email it > privately or post a file on a website so you don't fill this mailing > list with a giant thing. Sorry, no easy place for me to post the file, so I'm mailing you config.log. It exceeds 10,000 lines, of which a dozen or so refer to stpcpy. I'm a user, not a hacker, so it's just gibberish to me. :) > I see there's a lyx-qt 1.5.2 out...someone who likes this package > might want to submit an update, as the maintainer is allowing others > to take it. By this do you mean that the maintainer of the lyx package has given it up? Should I be looking for an alternative method to get lyx installed on my machine? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
