Fwd: Re: 3412624: can not 'make' postgresql

Just to let you know... a few weeks ago I submitted to
Apple the problem of not being able to 'make'
postgresql. Here is the response from them...

Ted

--- devbugs(at)apple(dot)com wrote:
> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 22:40:39 GMT
> To: tedpet5(at)yahoo(dot)com
> Subject: Re: 3412624: can not 'make' postgresql
> From: devbugs(at)apple(dot)com
>
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> Re: 3412624: can not 'make' postgresql
>
> Hello Ted,
>
> Thank you for taking the time to bring this issue to
> our attention.
> Engineering has reviewed your report and has
> determined that this is
> behavior intended by design and is working correctly
> per engineering
> specifications.
>
> Below, we have provided comments from engineering to
> help further
> explain this conclusion:
>
> Please know that the -traditional-cpp should not be
> used.
> If you're trying to disable cpp-precomp, the correct
> flag
> is -no-cpp-precomp.
>
> We hope this information is helpful. Please do not
> hesitate to contact
> us should you wish to discuss this matter further.
>
> Thank you for your time. Your help is greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jeff Lemas
> Apple Developer Connection
> Worldwide Developer Relations
>
> For follow-ups please contact devbugs(at)apple(dot)com
>
> REQUEST
>
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>
> <GMT08-Sep-2003 12:57:48GMT> Ted Petrosky:
> * SUMMARY
> dowload and unpack the current postgresql source
> (7.3.4)
>
> * STEPS TO REPRODUCE
> configure
> make
>
> * RESULTS
> make fails with the following:
>
> [postgres:~/postgres/postgresql-7.3.4 copy.4]
> postgres% make
> make -C doc all
> make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make -C src all
> make -C port all
> gcc -traditional-cpp -g -O2 -Wall
> -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations
> -I../../src/include -c -o isinf.o isinf.c
> In file included from /usr/include/math.h:24,
> from isinf.c:5:
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:128: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:128: error:
> parse error before "__cplusplus"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:129: error:
> syntax error before "inline"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:130: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:130: error:
> parse error before "else"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:131: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:132: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:140: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:140: error:
> parse error before "__cplusplus"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:141: error:
> syntax error before "inline"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:142: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:142: error:
> parse error before "else"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:143: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:144: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:151: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:151: error:
> parse error before "__cplusplus"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:152: error:
> syntax error before "inline"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:153: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:153: error:
> parse error before "else"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:154: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:155: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:163: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:163: error:
> parse error before "__cplusplus"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:164: error:
> syntax error before "inline"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:165: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:165: error:
> parse error before "else"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:166: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:167: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:175: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:175: error:
> parse error before "__cplusplus"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:176: error:
> syntax error before "inline"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:177: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:177: error:
> parse error before "else"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:178: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:179: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:187: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:187: error:
> parse error before "__cplusplus"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:188: error:
> syntax error before "inline"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:189: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:189: error:
> parse error before "else"
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:190: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> /usr/include/architecture/ppc/math.h:191: error:
> syntax error at '#' token
> make[2]: *** [isinf.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make: *** [all] Error 2
>
>
>
> * REGRESSION
>
> * NOTES
> this problem appeared after the december 2002
> update.
>
> DB REFERENCE
>
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>
> TIME IN: 22-Sep-2003 15:21 PDT
> TIME OUT: 22-Sep-2003 15:24 PDT
>
> Copyright 2003, Apple Computer, Inc.
>
> SECURITY: NON-DISCLOSURE USE ONLY
>
>
>
>

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