make error for mgetty

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Thanks a bunch.  I got the latest from the site, compiled it, and it is
working great!

I appreciate the info!

Thomas Cameron, CNE, MCP, MCT
Three-Sixteen Technical Services

Linux Training in Austin, Texas - http://training.three-sixteen.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gert Doering [mailto:gert@greenie.muc.de]
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 2:42 PM
> To: Thomas Cameron; mgetty@muc.de
> Subject: Re: make error for mgetty
>
>
> Hi,
>
> while this will make mgetty compile, things will break later in ugly and
> subtle ways.  DO NOT USE mgetty 1.0.0 with GNU libc 2.x, it WILL BREAK.
>
> gert
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 17, 1999 at 10:42:01PM -0500, Thomas Cameron wrote:
> > Howdy all -
> >
> > I had the same problem as the original poster.  I changed the
> logfile.c file from this:
> >
> > #if !defined(__NetBSD__) && !defined( __FreeBSD__ )
> > extern char *sys_errlist[];
> > #endif
> >
> > to this:
> >
> > /*
> > #if !defined(__NetBSD__) && !defined( __FreeBSD__ )
> > extern char *sys_errlist[];
> > #endif
> > */
> >
> > The package compiled, with no errors, but a bunch of weird
> garbage on the screen that looked like escape sequences.  It also
> seems to work just fine.  Anyone know why?
> >
> > Thomas
> >
> > Gert Doering wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > use 1.1.20.  mgetty 1.1.0 will not work with gnu libc 2 (which is what
> > > RedHat 5.x and up use).
> > >
> > > gert
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 28, 1999 at 06:46:48PM +1000, Pat Grogan wrote:
> > > > I get the following error when trying to compile mgetty on
> my RedHat 5.2 box. I have compiled mgetty several times on other
> systems without this error. Can anyone suggest what may be wrong?
> > > >
> > > > root@canrsg mgetty-1.0.0]# make
> > > > gcc -O2 -Wall -pipe   -c logfile.c -o logfile.o
> > > > logfile.c:57: conflicting types for `sys_errlist'
> > > > /usr/include/stdio.h:221: previous declaration of `sys_errlist'
> > > > make: *** [logfile.o] Error 1
> > > > [root@canrsg mgetty-1.0.0]
> > > >
> > > > Any help would be appreciated
> > > >
> > > > Pat grogan
> > >
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