Thread: Port Bug Report: odbc interface can't be compiled (even in version 6.4.1)

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Your name        : Vincent RUIZ
Your email address    : webmaster@arobase.fr

Category        : install: compile
Severity        : serious

Summary: odbc interface can't be compiled (even in version 6.4.1)

System Configuration
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  Operating System   : mkLinux DR3

  PostgreSQL version : 6.4.2

  Compiler used      : egcs-2.90.25 980302 (egcs-1.0.2 prerelease)

Hardware:
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PowerMac 7600 132 mgHz - 112 Mo Ram - Hard drive 1 Go

Versions of other tools:
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GNU Make version 3.76.1
flex version 2.5.4

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Problem Description:
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the file misc.c in src/interfaces/odbc causes error.

This is what the build returns :
gcc -I../../include -I../../backend   -O2  -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -I. -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -fpic   -c misc.c -o misc.o
misc.c:61: warning: no previous prototype for `mylog'
misc.c: In function `mylog':
misc.c:69: request for member `gpr' in something not a structure or union
misc.c:69: request for member `fpr' in something not a structure or union
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.
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misc.c:100: request for member `overflow_arg_area' in something not a structure or union
misc.c:100: request for member `overflow_arg_area' in something not a structure or union
misc.c:100: request for member `overflow_arg_area' in something not a structure or union
misc.c:100: request for member `overflow_arg_area' in something not a structure or union
misc.c:111: warning: passing arg 3 of `vfprintf' from incompatible pointer type
misc.c:94: warning: `args' might be used uninitialized in this function
misc.c:100: warning: `__ptr' might be used uninitialized in this function
gmake[2]: *** [misc.o] Error 1

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Test Case:
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I simply do what is written into the INSTALL file :

./configure --with-template=linux_ppc --with-tcl --with-perl --with-odbc --with-x
gmake all

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Solution:
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