Re: Guile problem

[Richard Frith-Macdonald]

On Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at 10:33 AM, Dennis Leeuw wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to install GNUstep guile and get the following error:
>
> gg_class.m: In function `gstep_init_class':
> gg_class.m:1042: variable `gstep_class_smob' has initializer but
> incomplete type
> gg_class.m:1043: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
> gg_class.m:1043: warning: (near initialization for `gstep_class_smob')
> gg_class.m:1044: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
> gg_class.m:1044: warning: (near initialization for `gstep_class_smob')
> gg_class.m:1045: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
> gg_class.m:1045: warning: (near initialization for `gstep_class_smob')
> gg_class.m:1047: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
> gg_class.m:1047: warning: (near initialization for `gstep_class_smob')
> gg_class.m:1042: storage size of `gstep_class_smob' isn't known
> make[3]: *** [shared_obj/ix86/linux-gnu/gnu-gnu-gnu/gg_class.o] Error 1
> make[2]: *** [libgstep_guile.build] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [libgstep_guile.all.library.variables] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/src/dev-libs/guile/Library'
> make: *** [internal-all] Error
>
> I have installed guile-1.4,

Do you still have an old copy of guile around that's confusing the 
configure script?
The script uses AC_CHECK_FUNC(scm_make_smob_type) to check for the newer 
(1.4+)
guile version, so if an older guile library is being found by the 
linker, this would
confuse things!