Re: [slrn] Slackware compiling against slang?

On 2007-10-16, andrew <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2007-10-16, John E. Davis <jed@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 16 Oct 2007 04:44:35 GMT, andrew <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
$ grep SLANG_VERSION /usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/4.1.2/include/slang.h
#define SLANG_VERSION 20006
#define SLANG_VERSION_STRING "2.0.6"
[...]
So this is an error in the Slackware install?

I believe so.

[...]

This may be bad news for users with a default install of Slackware 12
although obviously there is a workaround with a local install of
S-Lang. Mind you I have seen more enthusiasm for slrn in the ubuntu
newsgroup than amongst the slackware fraternity. Odd...

This problem niggled at me for a while so I examined the file in
greater detail:

/usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/4.1.2/include/slang.h

and saw the tell-tale signs of automation gone wrong:

/* DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE.

It has been auto-edited by fixincludes from:

"/usr/include/slang.h"

This had to be done to correct non-standard usages in the
original, manufacturer supplied header file. */

Changed:

#define SLANG_VERSION 20006
#define SLANG_VERSION_STRING "2.0.6"

to:

#define SLANG_VERSION 20007
#define SLANG_VERSION_STRING "2.0.7"

and recompiled:

andrew@ilium~$ slrn --version
slrn pre0.9.9-16
* Note: This version is a developer preview.
S-Lang Library Version: 2.0.7
Compiled at: Oct 18 2007 23:25:07
Operating System: Linux

'auto-edit' always fills me with suspicion :-)

Andrew

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