Re: Compile error and Runtime error

[James Linden]

Bean wrote:
> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 9:57 AM, James Linden <address@hidden> wrote:
>   
> > Description:
> >  I don't know if the compile error and the runtime errors are related, but
> > I'm going to put them into one thread for the moment...
> >
> > Environment:
> >  grub:     1.96
> >  bison:    2.3
> >  kernel:   2.6.25.2
> >  gcc:      4.3.0
> >  glibc:    2.7
> >  make:     3.81
> >
> >
> > Situation (compile):
> >  ./normal/parser.y: In function 'grub_script_yyparse':
> >  ./normal/parser.y:58: error: expected ';' before '}' token
> >  make: *** [normal_mod-grub_script_tab.o] Error 1
> >
> > Current code:
> >  script_init:    { state->err = 0} script
> >
> > Proposed change:
> >  script_init:    { state->err = 0; } script
> >     
>
> Well, my bison doesn't complain. Adding the semicolon make it look
> better though.
>   
Isn't it gcc/make complaining, not bison? Here are the last few lines of 
the log...
----------------------------------------
  gcc -I. -I./. -I. -Iinclude -I./include -Wall -W  -Wall -W -Wshadow 
-Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-prototypes -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -g -Os 
-falign-jumps=1 -falign-loops=1 -falign-functions=1 -fno-stack-protector 
-fno-builtin -mrtd -mregparm=3 -m32 -MD -c -o 
normal_mod-grub_script_tab.o grub_script.tab.c
  grub_script.tab.c:197:6: warning: "YYENABLE_NLS" is not defined
  ./normal/parser.y: In function 'grub_script_yyparse':
  ./normal/parser.y:58: error: expected ';' before '}' token
  make: *** [normal_mod-grub_script_tab.o] Error 1
----------------------------------------
> > Situation (runtime):
> >  When booting grub, the following error appears:
> >        Warning: syntax error (missing slash) in '?'
> >  Press a key, and another error appears:
> >        Warning: syntax error (missing slash) in ''
> >  Press a key again, and the normal grub menu and operations continue as
> > expected...
> >
> >  The config file is well-formed, and has no syntax errors in it, so I can
> > only guess that the error is coming from something internal.
> >     
>
> First of all, try the cvs version. If the problem still exists, paste
> the content of your grub.cfg here.

OK, I grabbed CVS source and compiled using my hack to fix the parser.y 
syntax error (above)... no syntax errors on boot.

Regards,
     James 'KodeKrash' Linden
     address@hidden
     http://www.jameslinden.com/