> From: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0...@gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:21:57 +0000
> Cc: platform-test...@gnu.org
>
> A pretest distribution for the next Texinfo release (7.2) has been
> uploaded to
>
> https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/texinfo-7.1.91.tar.xz
I tried to build this with mingw.org's MinGW, and encountered quite a
few problems:
1. Warning during compilation of TestXS by configure script:
libtool: compile: d:/usr/bin/gcc.exe -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I.
-DDATADIR=\"d:/usr/share\" -DSYSCONFDIR=\"d:/usr/etc\" -DVERSION=\"7.1.91\"
-DXS_VERSION=\"7.1.91\" -ID:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE -Id:/usr/include -s -O2 -DWIN32
-DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
-DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfields -s
-O2 -MT TestXS_la-TestXS.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/TestXS_la-TestXS.Tpo -c TestXS.c
-DDLL_EXPORT -DPIC -o .libs/TestXS_la-TestXS.o
In file included from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/win32thread.h:4,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:2690,
from TestXS.xs:5:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/win32.h:273:1: warning: useless type name in empty
declaration
273 | typedef long uid_t;
| ^~~~~~~
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/win32.h:274:1: warning: useless type name in empty
declaration
274 | typedef long gid_t;
| ^~~~~~~
This is because tp/Texinfo/XS/config.h does:
#define uid_t int
#define gid_t int
and D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/win32.h does:
#ifdef __MINGW32__ /* Minimal Gnu-Win32 */
typedef long uid_t;
typedef long gid_t;
So basically what tp/Texinfo/XS/config.h does is unnecessary and
triggers a useless warning.
As an attempt to fix: replace #define with typedef's, in
XS/config.h, exactly as Perl does:
typedef long uid_t;
typedef long gid_t;
2. Compilation error:
libtool: compile: d:/usr/bin/gcc.exe -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../..
-DDEFAULT_TEXT_DOMAIN=\"texinfo_tp-gnulib\" -Id:/usr/include -Wno-cast-qual
-Wno-conversion -Wno-float-equal -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-undef
-Wno-unused-function -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-float-conversion
-Wimplicit-fallthrough -Wno-pedantic -Wno-sign-conversion -Wno-type-limits
-Wno-unused-const-variable -Wno-unsuffixed-float-constants -MT
libgnu_la-getgroups.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/libgnu_la-getgroups.Tpo -c getgroups.c
-DDLL_EXPORT -DPIC -o .libs/libgnu_la-getgroups.o
getgroups.c:33:1: error: conflicting types for 'getgroups'
33 | getgroups (_GL_UNUSED int n, _GL_UNUSED GETGROUPS_T *groups)
| ^~~~~~~~~
In file included from getgroups.c:22:
./unistd.h:1831:1: note: previous declaration of 'getgroups' was here
1831 | _GL_FUNCDECL_SYS (getgroups, int,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Solution: define GETGROUPS_T in XS/config.h as 'long', to be
consistent with gid_t:
#define GETGROUPS_T long
3. Function redefinition warnings compiling MiscXS. Here's one example:
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:497: warning: "mkdir" redefined
497 | # define mkdir PerlDir_mkdir
|
In file included from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:1230: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
1230 | # define mkdir rpl_mkdir
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:498: warning: "chdir" redefined
498 | # define chdir PerlDir_chdir
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:890: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
890 | # define chdir _chdir
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:499: warning: "rmdir" redefined
499 | # define rmdir PerlDir_rmdir
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:2638: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
2638 | # define rmdir _rmdir
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:539: warning: "access" redefined
539 | # define access PerlLIO_access
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:825: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
825 | # define access rpl_access
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:540: warning: "chmod" redefined
540 | # define chmod PerlLIO_chmod
|
In file included from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:1003: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
1003 | # define chmod _chmod
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:542: warning: "close" redefined
542 | # define close PerlLIO_close
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:937: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
937 | # define close rpl_close
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:543: warning: "dup" redefined
543 | # define dup PerlLIO_dup
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:1041: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
1041 | # define dup _dup
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:544: warning: "dup2" redefined
544 | # define dup2 PerlLIO_dup2
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:1059: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
1059 | # define dup2 rpl_dup2
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:546: warning: "fstat" redefined
546 | # define fstat PerlLIO_fstat
|
In file included from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:1048: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
1048 | # define fstat rpl_fstat
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:548: warning: "isatty" redefined
548 | # define isatty PerlLIO_isatty
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:2214: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
2214 | # define isatty _isatty
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:550: warning: "lseek" redefined
550 | # define lseek PerlLIO_lseek
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:2357: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
2357 | # define lseek _lseek
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:551: warning: "lstat" redefined
551 | # define lstat PerlLIO_lstat
|
In file included from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:1454: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
1454 | # define lstat stat
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:553: warning: "open" redefined
553 | # define open PerlLIO_open
|
In file included from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/win32.h:164,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/win32thread.h:4,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:2690,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/fcntl.h:708: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
708 | # define open rpl_open
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:554: warning: "read" redefined
554 | # define read PerlLIO_read
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:2510: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
2510 | # define read _read
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:557: warning: "stat" redefined
557 | # define stat(buf,sb) PerlLIO_stat(buf,sb)
|
In file included from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:1430: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
1430 | # define stat(name, st) rpl_stat (name, st)
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:559: warning: "umask" redefined
559 | # define umask PerlLIO_umask
|
In file included from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:1496: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
1496 | # define umask _umask
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:560: warning: "unlink" redefined
560 | # define unlink PerlLIO_unlink
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:2903: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
2903 | # define unlink _unlink
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:562: warning: "write" redefined
562 | # define write PerlLIO_write
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:2986: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
2986 | # define write _write
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:563: warning: "malloc" redefined
563 | # define malloc PerlMem_malloc
|
In file included from misc.c:19:
./gnulib/lib/stdlib.h:1276: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
1276 | # define malloc rpl_malloc
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:564: warning: "realloc" redefined
564 | # define realloc PerlMem_realloc
|
In file included from misc.c:19:
./gnulib/lib/stdlib.h:2049: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
2049 | # define realloc rpl_realloc
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:569: warning: "execl" redefined
569 | # define execl PerlProc_execl
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:1224: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
1224 | # define execl _execl
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:570: warning: "execv" redefined
570 | # define execv PerlProc_execv
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:1332: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
1332 | # define execv _execv
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:571: warning: "execvp" redefined
571 | # define execvp PerlProc_execvp
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:1409: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
1409 | # define execvp _execvp
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:591: warning: "getpid" redefined
591 | # define getpid PerlProc_getpid
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:2081: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
2081 | # define getpid _getpid
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:592: warning: "gettimeofday" redefined
592 | # define gettimeofday PerlProc_gettimeofday
|
In file included from d:\usr\include\winsock.h:82,
from d:\usr\include\winsock2.h:69,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/sys/socket.h:24,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/win32.h:397,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/win32thread.h:4,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:2690,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/sys/time.h:642: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
642 | # define gettimeofday rpl_gettimeofday
|
In file included from misc.c:44:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/XSUB.h:607: warning: "gethostname" redefined
607 | # define gethostname PerlSock_gethostname
|
In file included from ./gnulib/lib/time.h:51,
from ./gnulib/lib/sys/stat.h:51,
from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:1054,
from misc.c:39:
./gnulib/lib/unistd.h:1877: note: this is the location of the previous
definition
1877 | # define gethostname
gethostname_used_without_requesting_gnulib_module_gethostname
|
4. Compilation error in api_to_perl.c:
In file included from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:5056,
from main/api_to_perl.c:23:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/embedvar.h:58:23: error: expected ')' before '->'
token
58 | #define PL_Mem (vTHX->IMem)
| ^~
In file included from D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/perl.h:3277,
from main/api_to_perl.c:23:
D:/usr/Perl/lib/CORE/iperlsys.h:813:10: error: expected ')' before '->'
token
813 | (*PL_Mem->pFree)(PL_Mem, (buf))
| ^~
Makefile:3749: recipe for target `main/libtexinfo_la-api_to_perl.lo' failed
Here I gave up.
Let me know if you'd like me to provide more information or to test
some fixes.
Btw, an additional annoyance when unpacking the tarball of this
pretest is that it creates files with non-ASCII characters that any
Windows commands cannot delete. I needed to look for a suitable tool
which would be up to the job; 3 out of 4 tools failed. I wonder if
this could be avoided in some way.
