The following reply was made to PR pkg/29488; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "John R. Shannon" <john@johnrshannon.com>
To: almeyers@consult-meyers.com
Cc: pkgsrc-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: pkg/29488: package lang/gcc3 does not build
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 07:46:43 -0700

 Unfortunately, that appears to be platform specific. I was able to build, as I 
 suggested, with gcc 3.4.3 here on NetBSD ix86.
 
 Have you tried pkgsrc/lang/gcc34?
 
 On Monday 21 February 2005 10:47 pm, almeyers@consult-meyers.com wrote:
 > >Number:         29488
 > >Category:       pkg
 > >Synopsis:       package lang/gcc3 does not build
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       critical
 > >Priority:       high
 > >Responsible:    pkg-manager
 > >State:          open
 > >Class:          sw-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   net
 > >Arrival-Date:   Tue Feb 22 05:47:00 +0000 2005
 > >Originator:     A L Meyers
 > >Release:        latest cvs pkgsrc bootstrapped to Mandrake Linux 10.1 i386
 > >Organization:
 >
 > Meyers Consulting
 >
 > >Environment:
 >
 > Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.8.1-12mdk #1 Fri Oct 1 12:53:41 CEST 2004
 > i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2800+ unknown GNU/Linux
 >
 > >Description:
 >
 > gcc -c   -g -DIN_GCC   -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes
 > -Wmissing-prototypes    -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I/usr/pkg/include   -I. -If -I.
 > -I./f -I./config -I./../include f/bad.c -o f/bad.o gcc -c   -g -DIN_GCC  
 > -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes   
 > -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I/usr/pkg/include   -I. -If -I. -I./f -I./config
 > -I./../include f/bit.c -o f/bit.o gcc -c   -g -DIN_GCC   -W -Wall
 > -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes    -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
 >   -I/usr/pkg/include   -I. -If -I. -I./f -I./config -I./../include f/bld.c
 > -o f/bld.o gcc -c   -g -DIN_GCC   -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings
 > -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes    -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  
 > -I/usr/pkg/include   -I. -If -I. -I./f -I./config -I./../include f/com.c -o
 > f/com.o f/com.c:11080: error: conflicting types for 'ffecom_gfrt_basictype'
 > f/com.h:236: error: previous declaration of 'ffecom_gfrt_basictype' was
 > here f/com.c:11080: error: conflicting types for 'ffecom_gfrt_basictype'
 > f/com.h:236: error: previous declaration of 'ffecom_gfrt_basictype' was
 > here make: *** [f/com.o] Fehler 1
 > *** Error code 2
 >
 > Stop.
 > bmake: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/lang/gcc3-f77
 > ===>
 > ===> There was an error during the ``build'' phase.
 > ===> Please investigate the following for more information:
 > ===>      * log of the build
 > ===>      * /usr/pkgsrc/lang/gcc3-f77/work/.work.log
 > ===>
 > *** Error code 1
 >
 > Stop.
 > bmake: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/lang/gcc3-f77
 > *** Error code 1
 >
 > Stop.
 > bmake: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/lang/gcc3
 > *** Error code 1
 >
 > Stop.
 > bmake: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/lang/gcc3
 >
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 >
 > do "bmake install clean" in lang/gcc3
 >
 > >Fix:
 >
 > none known; Mandrake Linux 10.1 i386 up to date uses gcc 3.4
 
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