[Dnsmasq-discuss] Build on ancient gcc

[Jan 'RedBully' Seiffert]

RevRagnarok wrote:
> I have a virtual machine that I am trying to put the latest DNSMasq (2.43)
> onto. It currently has 1.14 installed from RPM (yes, its base install is
> from the PREVIOUS time there was a Red Hat 7). The gcc on it is ancient,
> 2.96.
> 
> Anyway, I am getting an error "dnsmasq.h:545: array size is missing in
> 'filename'"
> 

struct tftp_file {
   int refcount, fd;
   off_t size;
   dev_t dev;
   ino_t inode;
   char filename[];
};

This?
This is a C99 "variable-size-array"
GCC 2.96 doesn't fully support C99, but it can be worked around. These 
early gcc had an extension which basicaly does the same, only little 
different syntax. Put a zero between the two square brackets, like this:

struct tftp_file {
   int refcount, fd;
   off_t size;
   dev_t dev;
   ino_t inode;
   char filename[0];
};

maybe you also have to add "-std=gnu9x" to the CFLAGS.

> Has anybody seen this before? I checked the subjects of the most recent two
> archives. I know I need to upgrade that machine, but was hoping this
> wouldn't be hopeless. Thanks!
> 

Greeting
	Jan

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