Re: Problem compiling git-1.6.4 on OpenServer 6.0

From: Brandon Casey <brandon.casey.ctr@nrlssc.navy.mil>
Date: Aug 7, 2009, 21:36 UTC
Message-ID: <DHem56NUSFhg2VqQu1N0qVr3U86qJOp4OZZAEwV2Edz0-YuWJpDtgA@cipher.nrlssc.navy.mil>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.2.00.0908071523550.13290@suse104.zenez.com>

Boyd Lynn Gerber wrote:

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> On Fri, 7 Aug 2009, Brandon Casey wrote:
>> Boyd Lynn Gerber wrote:
>>> I just tried to compile the latest git and I get this error.
>>>
>>> CC builtin-pack-objects.o
>>> UX:acomp: ERROR: "builtin-pack-objects.c", line 1602: integral constant
>>> expression expected
>>> gmake: *** [builtin-pack-objects.o] Error 1
>>>
>>> I will look into it when I have a bit more time, but this is a heads up.
>>
>> Did you set THREADED_DELTA_SEARCH=1 when you compiled?  That could be the
>> problem.
>>
>> Line 1602 of builtin-pack-objects.c is wrapped in #ifdef
>> THREADED_DELTA_SEARCH,
>> so it is only compiled if THREADED_DELTA_SEARCH has been set.  Also,
>> it's not
>> a new line, it has been around since 2007.
> 
> Removing it and the -pthread allows it to build.  I am now running the
> tests.  The I need to find out why it is being set.

Did you run configure? which generates a config.mak.autogen file? There were some changes related to pthreads in configure.ac in March, and another back in Nov 2008. Specifically commits 1973b0d7, and d937c374.

-brandon