Please, does anybody know how to install cabletv 1.3.9 ? When I try to "make" it raises me some errors:

gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I. -I/usr/X11R6/include -g -Wall -ansi -D_GNU_SOURCE -O2 -c main.c
In file included from main.c:69:
channel.h:40: error: array type has incomplete element type
channel.h:56: error: array type has incomplete element type
main.c: In function 'set_float':
main.c:566: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
main.c: In function 'grabber_init':
main.c:1156: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
make: *** [main.o] Error 1

I have gcc (GCC) 4.0.1 (4.0.1-5mdk for Mandriva Linux release 2006.0)

Thank You !!!

i'v never heard of this program..what does it do?

does it compile at all?

does it work at all?

Program is here: http://sector17.tvand.net/cabletv/
Yes, it compiles well but it doesn't want to "make".. I saw somewhere that it is a problem with gcc compiler on how to "see" arrays: *array instead of array[]. But if I change these arrays other errors come after.

Looks like this probably has something to do with the switch to GCC 4: http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2005-02/msg00053.html
Ask, or file a bug report, with the program's developer. If you're up with your C or C++ you might even be able to fix it.

What does this program do? Someone here might be able to suggest an alternative that's been packaged for Mandriva.

Update:

Try installing one of the gcc compatability packages. Goto http://easyurpmi.zarb.org and setup all the software sources for your Mandriva version. Now you should be able to install either gcc3.3 (and gcc3.3-c++) or gcc2.96 (and gcc2.96-c++).

I tried to compile with gcc-3.3.6 and with gcc-2.96 and there is the same problem.

you said earlier that after you fixed the gcc 'array' errors, more errors occurred..

what errors?

you need to keep at this until you make all the error messages go away (if possible).

don't give up

After googling some time I saw that errors I have are because some changes in arrays structures in gcc 4.0. I will try with a different compiler (not gcc) and post the result. Thank you for your advices.

Are you sure you have used the gcc2.96 or 3.3 compilers? You would have to find a way of telling make to use /usr/bin/gcc2.96 or /usr/bin/gcc3.3 instead of just /usr/bin/gcc since /usr/bin/gcc will still just be the standard gcc version 4.0.

In the official gcc documentation says that if you have more than one version installed you can use specific one by launching it with gcc-version (gcc-2.96 or gcc-3.3.6). The "make" command looks like
"gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I. -I/usr/X11R6/include -g -Wall -ansi -D_GNU_SOURCE -O2 -c main.c"
This command appeals the "default" version of gcc installed in the system (4.0) or by doing
"gcc-2.96 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I. -I/usr/X11R6/include -g -Wall -ansi -D_GNU_SOURCE -O2 -c main.c" or
"gcc-3.3.6 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I. -I/usr/X11R6/include -g -Wall -ansi -D_GNU_SOURCE -O2 -c main.c"
I think I call the respective version of gcc. I THINK !!!

Thank you !!!

No probs, did it make any difference?

Yes it makes difference. No errors with gcc-3.3.6 or gcc-2.96 but I have to make the same thing with every *.c file in sources and I don't know what to do after .I have no experience with c or c++.

http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/GCC-HOWTO.html

But there should be a makefile or something that does all this stuff for you when you run make.

Yes there is a make file but this is a long list of "gcc something". If I run make file it will "gcc" with the current version. I will try to run every gcc from the make file with gcc-version and then I will try to make install.

Maybe open the makefile in a text editor and do a find-and-replace with gcc to gcc2.96 or whatever