MySQL Bugs: #6240: Extra symbols after #else

Bug #6240	Extra symbols after #else
Submitted:	25 Oct 2004 3:07	Modified:	25 Oct 2004 8:46
Reporter:	James Barwick	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Compiling	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	4.1.6-gamma	OS:	Linux (SuSE 9.0 (x86 - 32 bit))
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
I noted 32 bit here...Most of my bugs will be reported on SuSE 9.1 64-bit systems (don't want to confuse the bug managers)...So just want to say - this is for a 32 bit SuSE 9.0 system.

Note: (Seperate problem...I cannot get RAID tables to work on this system.  Not being critical at this time, I have removed the --with-raid option on configure....however, you might want to take a look at it..but..suspect it's just me..<wink>)

Problem Application:

mysys/my_gethwaddr.c Line 110

Original Line

#else MAIN

compiler complains of excess symbols on the line.

I suspect this error is due to SOME sorta compiler version difference between SuSE 9.0 and SuSE 9.1.  

SuSE 9.0 (32bit) - gcc version 3.3.1
SuSE 9.1 (x86_64) - gcc version 3.3.3

How to repeat:
compile the program

Suggested fix:
Since I don't like compiler errors, I have changed line 110

from

#else MAIN

to

#else

This is part of a

#ifndef MAIN

#else

#endif

So, I suspet that if MAIN "IS" defined, then we want the "main" function to be compiled in, and, I believe just removing MAIN on this #else will still do the job and remove the compiler warning.

PLEASE let me know if I'm off base here...

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Thanks for spotting this.
You are right, of course!
Fixed in 4.1.7