[Xotcl] Re: gcc4 compatibility issue in xotcl-1.3.6

[Gustaf Neumann]

Dear all.

The best fix is to remove twice the word "static" before 
XOTcl_ThreadExitProc.
I've fixed this some time ago, when Tiger came out.. we should release most
probably a maintenance release soon.

best regards
-gustaf neumann

Stefan Sobernig schrieb:

> Dear all,
>
> When using a recent gcc-compiler of the 4.x family, xotcl fails to 
> compile due to a compatibility issue with respect to declaring nested 
> functions *static*. xotcl.c, however, currently contains one static 
> nested function and therefore breaks when using gcc4. The following 
> error is reported back by make:
>
> ############## snip ##############
> ./generic/xotcl.c: In function ‘XOTcl_ThreadExitProc’:
> ./generic/xotcl.c:10791: error: invalid storage class for function 
> ‘XOTcl_ExitProc’
> ./generic/xotcl.c:10792: error: ‘XOTcl_ExitProc’ undeclared (first use 
> in this function)
> ./generic/xotcl.c:10792: error: (Each undeclared identifier is 
> reported only once
> ./generic/xotcl.c:10792: error: for each function it appears in.)
> make: *** [xotcl.o] Error 1
> ############## snip ##############
>
> To resolve the issue, the nested function XOTcl_ExitProc has to be 
> moved to the top level. A patch is attached to the email. The patched 
> version compiles perfectly and passes the entire bunch of tests.
>
> regards,
>
> //stefan
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