Re: BitchX on Fedora Core 1

From: Gabriel Kenter (gabriel_at_anorien.stx.nl)
Date: 02/16/04

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    To: fedora-list@redhat.com
    Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:48:35 +0100
    
    

    Hi there,

    Don't use the ircii-pana-1.0c19.tar.gz .

    Use the latest snap from cvs

    You'll get some warnings but it will compile ;)

    Have fun.

    Gabriel Kenter

    On 02/16/2004 05:24:05 PM, Christofer C. Bell wrote:
    > I've done some digging around and I'm aware that there is a problem
    > with
    > compiling BitchX 1.0c19 (ircii-pana-1.0c19.tar.gz) on a stock Fedora
    > Core
    > 1 installation. The closest I've come to a solution was this message
    > posted to another list:
    >
    > === QUOTE ===
    >
    > On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 10:53:28AM +0200, Erez Kirson wrote:
    > > Hi all
    > >
    > > Has anyone installed BitchX ( ircii-pana-1.0c19.tar.gz ) on Fedora
    > core 1 ?
    > > the "/configure" part was clean but it breaks on gmake
    > >
    > > For some reason im getting
    > >
    > >
    > > status.c:1245:14: pasting "status_user18" and "(" does not give a
    > valid preprocessing token
    > > status.c:1246:14: pasting "status_user19" and "(" does not give a
    > valid preprocessing token
    > > gmake[1]: *** [status.o] Error 1
    > > gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/BitchX/source'
    > > gmake: *** [BitchX] Error 2
    >
    > Sounds like gcc-3.2.x doesn't like BithcX's source. This should be
    > trivial to fix manually, though. Look for something like
    >
    > #define STUSER18 "stuser18"
    > #define PAREN "("
    > printf(STUSER18 PAREN);
    >
    > and change it to
    > printf("%s%s\n", STUSER18, PAREN);
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Muli
    >
    > === END QUOTE ===
    >
    > I've poked around in the source and I'm unable to make these types of
    > changes (I'm not a developer, just a "technical user"). Is anyone
    > aware
    > of a patch that will get this software building on FC1 or have a
    > binary
    > rpm that can be installed that works? Thanks!
    >
    > --
    > Chris
    >
    > "Build a man a fire and he will be warm for the rest of the night.
    > Set
    > a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life." --
    > Unknown
    >
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