Can't compile lxpanel

Dimitry Andric dim at FreeBSD.org
Thu Jun 6 23:07:31 UTC 2013


On Jun 6, 2013, at 18:21, Walter Hurry <walterhurry at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:19:20 -0600, asomers wrote:
>> Looks like a bug upstream.  If this port worked in FreeBSD-9, then the
>> difference might be the switch from gcc to clang.  You could try
>> compiling the port with gcc.  Just add these lines to /etc/make.conf
>> 
>> CC=gcc CXX=g++
>> CPP=gcpp
>> 
>> Note: that will change the compiler used for ALL ports, as well as
>> kernel and world.  To selectively change the compiler for just a few
>> ports, you can follow the examples here:
>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/custom-gcc/article.html
>> 
> Thank you. Yes, switching to gcc (for that port only) worked.
> 
> So should that go down as a defect in lxpanel, or in clang?

It is a defect in lxpanel.  The code is simply broken, as the error
messages clearly show.  



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