Thread: BUG #1212: 8.0.0beta1 build fails with bundled cc compiler

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      1212
Logged by:          R. Scott Bailey

Email address:      scott.bailey@eds.com

PostgreSQL version: 7.5 Dev

Operating system:   Tru64 UNIX V5.1B

Description:        8.0.0beta1 build fails with bundled cc compiler

Details:

I just pulled down the 8.0.0beta1 release and built it on my Alphaserver
4100 running Tru64 V5.1B. I was using the bundled C compiler, which reports
itself thus:

# cc -V
Compaq C V6.5-011 on Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.1B (Rev. 2650)
Compiler Driver V6.5-003 (sys) cc Driver

I found the following patch (relative to the postgresql-8.0.0beta1
directory) was required in order to compile successfully:

--- src/timezone/zic.c.orig    2004-08-08 01:19:44.000000000 -0400
+++ src/timezone/zic.c    2004-08-10 17:34:00.000000000 -0400
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 static int    itsabbr(const char *abbr, const char *word);
 static int    itsdir(const char *name);
 static int    lowerit(int c);
-static char *memcheck(char *tocheck);
+static char *memcheck(char *const tocheck);
 static int    mkdirs(char *filename);
 static void newabbr(const char *abbr);
 static long oadd(long t1, long t2);

After making this change, the build succeeded and all 96 regression tests
passed.

"PostgreSQL Bugs List" <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org> writes:
> I found the following patch (relative to the postgresql-8.0.0beta1
> directory) was required in order to compile successfully:

Thanks for the report --- fix committed.  I wonder how we missed
ANSI-fying that function in the first place?

            regards, tom lane