Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Preston, Robert F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > (Bundled) cc: warning 480: The -g option is available only with the
> > C/ANSI C product; ignored.
> > (Bundled) cc: "prepargs.h", line 3: error 1705: Function prototypes are
> > an ANSI feature.
>
> It looks to me like you're trying to build GNU tar with a compiler
> that doesn't support ANSI C (a.k.a C89). Recent versions of GNU tar
> require C89 or better.
>
> C89 has been out for 16 years now, so this should be a safe
> assumption. Except, apparently, for HP-UX. Maybe you could suggest
> internally that HP-UX by default should ship a compiler that's less
> than 16 years old? For example, HP-UX could ship GCC; GCC works with
> HP-UX and supports both C89 and C99. See <http://gcc.gnu.org/>.
This is an ANSI compiler but ansi has been disabled for the free variant.
Jörg
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