R devel - Mar 2005 - syntax error in memory.c when building R-devel on AIX

OK, this is really a new one for me.  Just thought I'd try building R-devel
(2005-03-15) on our AIX power machines and see if there are any problems.  I
used the settings in the Appendix B of R-admin, using the set of variables
that Tim Hoar used (i.e., trying to build 64-bit R using native compilers).
configure ran fine, but `gmake' gave me a syntax error when compiling
src/main/memory.c.  The offending line seems to be:

    Rboolean success = FALSE;

Can anyone provide pointers?  

(Just to make sure, I tried building it on our SLES9-x86_64 box, and that
passes make check.)

TIA!
Andy

That statement was added yesterday (not by me) and needed moving up a 
line. Which version do you have?  The current one has

 	    Rboolean success = FALSE;
 	    s = NULL; /* initialize to suppress warning */

and passes all my tests.  The previous one had those two lines reversed 
and worked on gcc (with a warning) but failed on Solaris' cc (and was not 
legal ISO C90).


On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Liaw, Andy wrote:
> OK, this is really a new one for me.  Just thought I'd try building
R-devel
> (2005-03-15) on our AIX power machines and see if there are any problems. 
I
> used the settings in the Appendix B of R-admin, using the set of variables
> that Tim Hoar used (i.e., trying to build 64-bit R using native compilers).
> configure ran fine, but `gmake' gave me a syntax error when compiling
> src/main/memory.c.  The offending line seems to be:
>
>    Rboolean success = FALSE;
>
> Can anyone provide pointers?
>
> (Just to make sure, I tried building it on our SLES9-x86_64 box, and that
> passes make check.)
-- 
Brian D. Ripley,                  ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk
Professor of Applied Statistics,  http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/
University of Oxford,             Tel:  +44 1865 272861 (self)
1 South Parks Road,                     +44 1865 272866 (PA)
Oxford OX1 3TG, UK                Fax:  +44 1865 272595

> From: Prof Brian Ripley
> 
> That statement was added yesterday (not by me) and needed moving up a 
> line. Which version do you have?  The current one has
> 
>  	    Rboolean success = FALSE;
>  	    s = NULL; /* initialize to suppress warning */
> 
> and passes all my tests.  The previous one had those two 
> lines reversed 
> and worked on gcc (with a warning) but failed on Solaris' cc 
> (and was not 
> legal ISO C90).
Mine has those two lines in reverse order.  I will reverse them and see how
that works.

Many thanks!

Andy

> 
> On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Liaw, Andy wrote:
> 
> > OK, this is really a new one for me.  Just thought I'd try 
> building R-devel
> > (2005-03-15) on our AIX power machines and see if there are 
> any problems.  I
> > used the settings in the Appendix B of R-admin, using the 
> set of variables
> > that Tim Hoar used (i.e., trying to build 64-bit R using 
> native compilers).
> > configure ran fine, but `gmake' gave me a syntax error when 
> compiling
> > src/main/memory.c.  The offending line seems to be:
> >
> >    Rboolean success = FALSE;
> >
> > Can anyone provide pointers?
> >
> > (Just to make sure, I tried building it on our SLES9-x86_64 
> box, and that
> > passes make check.)
> 
> -- 
> Brian D. Ripley,                  ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk
> Professor of Applied Statistics,  http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/
> University of Oxford,             Tel:  +44 1865 272861 (self)
> 1 South Parks Road,                     +44 1865 272866 (PA)
> Oxford OX1 3TG, UK                Fax:  +44 1865 272595
> 
> 
>