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Subject: Re: EGTB, Linux and compiling

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 18:48:22 12/17/00

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On December 17, 2000 at 14:04:13, Frank Phillips wrote:

>from gcc version 2.95.3 19991030 (pre-release) distributed with Mandrake 7.1
>Linux
>
>/*
> *  When compiling tbcmp.cpp
> */
>tbcmp.cpp: In function `bool FReasonableName(char *)':
>tbcmp.cpp:454: name lookup of `pchTemp' changed for new ANSI `for' scoping
>tbcmp.cpp:449: using obsolete binding at `pchTemp'
>
>/*
> *  When compiling tbgen.cpp.
> */
>Tbgen.cpp: In function `void VCreateTable(int, int)':
>Tbgen.cpp:2448: initialization to `char *' from `const char *' discards
>qualifiers
>
>/*
> *  I fixed this by casting the constant to (char*)
> *  char *pchExt = (char*) PchExt (sd);
> *  which I hope is correct.
> */
>
>Do those using Linux have the same problems.  Bob you have come across this?
>
>Frank
>
>

Those look like warnings, which are not uncommon.  I ignore them.  If
I compile with 6 pieces support I get a zillion warnings about constants
being treated as unsigned.

I ignore it all and everything seems to work just fine for me...




>BTW    Ed,
>As a newbie to Linux I have used RedHat, Mandrake, Caldera and SuSE.
>RedHat was my least favourite.  SuSE used to be my preferred choice until
>the distribution split into two types, normal and professional.  Andrew
>(of PostModernist fame) introduced me to the Kdevelop programming IDE, which is
>roughly equivalent to the MS/Borland environment.  My choice is now based on
>getting this on the distribution and price.  Since a full distribution of
>Mandrake came on a PCW magazine DVD this is what I use.  It is very easy to
>install.  While Mandrake 7.2 has KDE2, it does not have Kdevelop so I am still
>use with version 7.1
>MSVC++ produces about 20-30 percent faster executables than gcc.  However all
>the Linux programming tools are free; and I doubt I shall ever be able to
>justify buying MSVC again.  A faster CPU is cheaper!



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