Re: [Bug-tar] [1.13.90] compilation problems on IRIX

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote:

> -static struct xhdr_tab const xhdr_tab[];
> +/* This declaration must specify the number of elements in xhdr_tab,
> +   because ISO C99 section 6.9.2 prohibits a tentative definition that
> +   has both internal linkage and incomplete type.  */
> +static struct xhdr_tab const xhdr_tab[13];

Oh, with that patch adding or removing entries to xhdr_tab becomes
very error-prone (one should always *count* the actual number of
entries and update the forward). I guess I'd better get rid of the
forward declaration at all.

Regards,
Sergey