libplpgsql error on Alpha: solved

Eugenio Pierno <pierno@unina.it>

From: Eugenio Pierno <pierno@unina.it>
To: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
Cc: pgsql-ports@postgresql.org
Date: 1999-11-08T14:58:58Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs
Hi good people,

I give you my little contribute to this *great* database.

Let's go on wuth the good work...

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                        POSTGRESQL BUG REPORT TEMPLATE
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Your name		: Eugenio Pierno	
Your email address	: pierno@unina.it


System Configuration
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  Architecture (example: Intel Pentium)  	: Alpha EV560

  Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF) 	: Digital Unix 4.0d

  PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-6.5.3):   PostgreSQL-6.5.3 

  Compiler used (example:  gcc 2.8.0)		:  alpha cc


Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
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libplpgsql failing to compile with the following error message:
 
cc: Error: pl_comp.c, line 73: The type of the tentatively-defined variable
"plpgsql_yytext" is incomplete at the end of the compilation unit.
char     plpgsql_yytext[];
_________^
gmake: *** [pl_comp.o] Error 1

The backend compiles successfully
NOTE: I installed GNU flex 2.5.4 because supplied flex doesn't support the
-l flag

Please describe a way to repeat the problem.   Please try to provide a
concise reproducible example, if at all possible: 
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configure --with-template=alpha_cc --with-CC=cc --without-CXX

gmake all


If you know how this problem might be fixed, list the solution below:
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FIX: 
replace 
	char plpgsql_yytext[];
with
	extern char plpgsql_yytext[];
in postgresql-6.5.3/src/pl/plpgsql/src/pl_comp.c line 73





                                      -- Eugenio


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