[elinks-users] Unable to compile elinks v0.11.2 in Mac OS X 10.2.8 due to socket.c errors.

[Phillip Pi]

On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 05:31:40PM +0100, Jonas Fonseca wrote:
> Laurent MONIN <zas at norz.org> wrote Mon, Nov 27, 2006:
> > Phillip Pi wrote:
> > >Hello,
> > >
> > >It's me again. I am having problems compiling eLinks v0.11.2 in Mac OS X 
> > >10.2.8:
> > >
> > >...
> > >[MAKE all]   src/network
> > >[MAKE all]   src/network/ssl
> > >      [CC]   src/network/ssl/socket.o
> > >      [CC]   src/network/ssl/ssl.o
> > >      [LD]   src/network/ssl/lib.o
> > >      [CC]   src/network/connection.o
> > >      [CC]   src/network/dns.o
> > >      [CC]   src/network/progress.o
> > >      [CC]   src/network/socket.o
> > >socket.c: In function `get_pasv_socket':
> > >socket.c:282: error: `socklen_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > >socket.c:282: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> > >socket.c:282: error: for each function it appears in.)
> > >socket.c:282: error: parse error before "len"
> > >socket.c:300: error: `len' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > >socket.c: In function `connected':
> > >socket.c:456: error: `socklen_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > >socket.c:456: error: parse error before "len"
> > >socket.c:461: error: `len' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > >make[2]: *** [socket.o] Error 1
> > >make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> > >make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> > >
> > >The whole compilation log can be found here: http://pastebin.ca/259301 
> > >...
> > >
> > >Thank you in advance. :)
> > >  
> > A potential explanation can be seen there:
> > 
> > http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/common-dev/2004-May/000938.html
> 
> Ok, here is a small patch that should fix it.
> 
> diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
> index ad44020..65ccc65 100644
> --- a/configure.in
> +++ b/configure.in
> @@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
>  AC_TYPE_SIZE_T
>  AC_TYPE_OFF_T
>  EL_CHECK_TYPE(ssize_t, int)
> +EL_CHECK_TYPE(socketlen_t, int)
>  EL_CHECK_SYS_TYPE(long long, HAVE_LONG_LONG, [])
>  EL_CHECK_SYS_TYPE(off_t, HAVE_OFF_T, [])
>  EL_CHECK_INT_TYPE(int32_t, HAVE_INT32_T)
> 
> Phillip, does this work for you?

I will try that later. I am at work right now, so can't do it now.
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