> I am trying to install postgreSQL. And I have a problem with the
> up-dating of flex. My old-version is 2.5.3 and I upgrade with 2.5.4a.
> I did'nt find the 2.5.4 version as indicated in the admin guide.
> When I run the make command, I receive thie message :
>
> [root@sturm flex-2.5.4]# make
> gcc -c -I. -I. -O scan.c
> scan.c:3422: conflicting types for `yy_scan_string'
> scan.c:240: previous declaration of `yy_scan_string'
> scan.c:3440: conflicting types for `yy_scan_bytes'
> scan.c:241: previous declaration of `yy_scan_bytes'
> scan.c:3533: conflicting types for `yy_fatal_error'
> scan.c:274: previous declaration of `yy_fatal_error'
> make: *** [scan.o] Error 1
>
> What do I do to resolve this problem ? My PC is under Linux.
did you run ./configure?
If it fails to build, check out this site for a binary rpm (assuming
you are running RedHat or other system with an RPM):
http://ftp.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/RPM/flex.html
--Gene
