Re: 19990114: Bug in ldm 5.0.6 with Debian Intel linux (fwd) support-ldm <address@hidden>

> >To: address@hidden
> >From: Harry Edmon <address@hidden>
> >Subject: Bug in ldm 5.0.6 with Debian Intel linux
> >Organization: .
> >Keywords: 199901142103.OAA25673
>
> In rpc/clnt_generic.c the call to "clnt_create" has the 2nd and 3rd arguments
as
> "u_long", but the system file /usr/include/rpc/clnt.h has them defined as
> "u_int".  This causes a compilation error.
>
>
> 1. in generic_clnt the "const" needs to be removed from the 1st and 4th
> parameters to clnt_create.
>
> 2. in configure, you need to look for /var/run/syslogd.pid (the script
> looks  for /var/run/syslog.pid).

Actually, on "modern" systems, nothing should be compiled or referenced
from the rpc directory. This directory has some rpc backwards compatibility
code for really ancient rpc implementations (like 4.2 BSD, Ultrix, and HPUX 9).
Can you say why configure is trying to build anything there?

-glenn