# It's possible (for near-UNIX clones) that sys_errlist doesn't exist if test $ol_cv_dcl_sys_errlist = no ; then
above lines are from configure script , i don't want my binaries and libraries do be dependent on the symbols of errlist and nerr . As per mail trace "Re: How to get rid of sys_errlist and sys_nerr? - OpenLDAP" , this issue seems to existing from long back. The solution given is still not working. On 6/6/18, Howard Chu <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] wrote: >> Full_Name: Rama Kanth Varala >> Version: 2.4.46 >> OS: Cent OS Release 5.7 >> URL: ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/openldap-bug.txt >> Submission from: (NULL) (72.163.217.107) >> >> >> I am trying to compile my binaries in a machine with has glibc 2.5 . >> Then i >> take these >> ldap libraries to link with the other process which is getting compiled >> in >> glibc 2.3.4. >> >> I am compiling with option of ol_cv_dcl_sys_errlist=no , so that i can >> disable >> offending symbols (sys_nerr and sys_errlist). configure go smooth but >> compilation fails. >> >> Below is the compilation failure trace. >> >> cc -g -O2 -I../../include -I../../include -I/usr/local/db48/include >> -DLDAP_LIBRARY -c string.c -fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/string.o >> cc -g -O2 -I../../include -I../../include -I/usr/local/db48/include >> -DLDAP_LIBRARY -c string.c -o string.o >/dev/null 2>&1 >> /bin/sh ../../libtool --mode=compile cc -g -O2 -I../../include >> -I../../include -I/usr/local/db48/include -DLDAP_LIBRARY -c >> util-int.c >> cc -g -O2 -I../../include -I../../include -I/usr/local/db48/include >> -DLDAP_LIBRARY -c util-int.c -fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/util-int.o >> In file included from /usr/include/stdio.h:754, >> from /usr/include/resolv.h:64, >> from ../../include/ac/socket.h:58, >> from util-int.c:32: >> /usr/include/bits/sys_errlist.h:27: error: expected identifier or '(' >> before numeric constant >> /usr/include/bits/sys_errlist.h:28: error: expected identifier or '(' >> before 'char' >> /usr/include/bits/sys_errlist.h:28: error: expected ')' before numeric >> constant >> make[2]: *** [util-int.lo] Error 1 >> make[2]: Leaving directory >> `/home/admin/bug/openldap-2.4.46/libraries/libldap' >> make[1]: *** [all-common] Error 1 >> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/admin/bug/openldap-2.4.46/libraries' >> make: *** [all-common] Error 1 > > What makes you think this is an OpenLDAP issue? The error message clearly > says > sys_errlist.h was included from stdio.h - we have no control over that. >> >> Uploading the comple configure log and compilation traces. >> >> > > > -- > -- Howard Chu > CTO, Symas Corp. http://www.symas.com > Director, Highland Sun http://highlandsun.com/hyc/ > Chief Architect, OpenLDAP http://www.openldap.org/project/ >
