problem wirh qmail server

dellxmax · 11-14-2009, 01:06 PM

dears,
i am using ubuntu 9.10 server
and try to install qmail
i am using this link http://www.linux-bd.com/qmail/qmail-install.html
that explain step to install

into this step
STEP: 10- Build and Install qmail-1.03
when i try to run this command
# make WITH_QMAILQUEUE_PATCH=yes setup check

i face this error

Code:

alloc.c:3: warning: conflicting types for built-in function âmallocâ
auto-str.c:8: warning: conflicting types for built-in function âputsâ
auto-int8.c:10: warning: conflicting types for built-in function âputsâ
auto-int.c:10: warning: conflicting types for built-in function âputsâ
In file included from control.h:6,
                 from qmail-remote.c:13:
readwrite.h:4: error: conflicting types for âreadâ
/usr/include/bits/unistd.h:35: note: previous definition of âreadâ was here
readwrite.h:5: error: conflicting types for âwriteâ
/usr/include/unistd.h:335: note: previous declaration of âwriteâ was here
make: *** [qmail-remote.o] Error 1

bathory · 11-14-2009, 04:22 PM

Hi,

If there is no particular reason to use that tutorial, I would suggest you to use either "Life with qmail", or the "qmailrocks" way to install qmail.
Anyway, regarding the error you get, after a little search I found that

Quote:

READ/WRITE TROUBLESHOOTING:
If you're having a problem similar to:
./compile qmail-smtpd.c
In file included from qmail-smtpd.c:57:
/usr/include/unistd.h:356: error: conflicting types for 'read'
readwrite.h:4: error: previous declaration of 'read' was here
/usr/include/unistd.h:356: error: conflicting types for 'read'
readwrite.h:4: error: previous declaration of 'read' was here
/usr/include/unistd.h:370: error: conflicting types for 'write'
readwrite.h:5: error: previous declaration of 'write' was here
/usr/include/unistd.h:370: error: conflicting types for 'write'
readwrite.h:5: error: previous declaration of 'write' was here
qmail-smtpd.c: In function `main':
qmail-smtpd.c:1377: warning: return type of 'main' is not `int'
*** Error code 1

I've found that if you comment out the "read" and "write" definitions
of /usr/include/unistd.h (line 356 and line 370) and then make again,
it'll compile fine. don't forget to uncomment when finished.

the above is taken from here

Regards