Re: posgresql 7.3beta3 compile error in src/pl/plperl (perl extension)

Igor Shevchenko <igor(at)followupmarketer(dot)com> writes:
> I've got a compile-time error when trying to build postgresql 7.3beta3 with
> perl:

> gcc -O2 -fpic -I. -I/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i686-linux-thread-multi-64int-ld/CORE
> -I../../../src/include -c -o plperl.o plperl.c
> In file included from
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i686-linux-thread-multi-64int-ld/CORE/op.h:480,
> from
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i686-linux-thread-multi-64int-ld/CORE/perl.h:2209,
> from plperl.c:61:
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i686-linux-thread-multi-64int-ld/CORE/reentr.h:602: field
> `_crypt_struct' has incomplete type

This is a bug in Perl 5.8.0. To workaround it, add '-D_GNU_SOURCE' to
the CFLAGS for PL/Perl.

I'm planning to send in a patch that works around this problem for 7.3
final, but I haven't got a chance yet (if someone feels like doing it,
go right ahead).

Cheers,

Neil

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