[Disksim-users] Make errors. Old compiler required?

[Alan Dayley]

Thanks, Shay.

For clarity in the archive...

As documented in my reply to myself, the referenced patch allowed me to
compile and execute a successful "runvalid" on my platform:

OpenSUSE 10.2, GCC 4.1.2

Alan

shay raz wrote:
> Dear Alan,
>  
> compiling DiskSim is a known issue.
> please see the following good instructions-email:
> https://sos.ece.cmu.edu/pipermail/disksim-users/2006-November/000096.html
> if you are able to compile the code under a different platform, please share
> the how-to knowledge with the rest of the community.
>  
> Best,
> Shay
> 
> */Alan Dayley <alandd at consultpros.com>/* wrote:
> 
>     Alan Dayley wrote:
>     > I am attempting my first compile of disksim 3.0. It fails with plenty
>     > of warnings and errors. I found an email in the archive from more than
>     > a year ago that states gcc 2.95 should be used to compile.
>     >
>     > 1. Is there a build "howto" or some other build guide?
>     >
>     > 2. Is an old version of gcc still required?
>     >
>     > 3. Is there an effort to bring the code base forward to current tools?
>     >
>     > BTW, I am attempting to build on an OpenSUSE Linux 10.2 installation
>     > using gcc 4.1.2.
> 
>     (Answering myself...)
> 
>     I did more digging in the email archive and found this message:
> 
>     https://sos.ece.cmu.edu/pipermail/disksim-users/2007-August/000204.html
> 
>     with an attached patch file. After application the build was
>     successful, albeit with plenty of warnings. The "runvalid" test was
>     successful too.
> 
>     Perhaps this message should be referenced on the home page until the
>     patch is properly integrated?
> 
>     Alan


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