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Old 04-26-2012, 01:22 AM   #1
Himalay
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error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type in C


I am getting following compilation errors in gcc. Anyone please help me in finding what is wrong?
$ gcc -c recv_v4.c
recv_v4.c: In function `recv_v4':
recv_v4.c:42: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
recv_v4.c:42: error: `ICMP_TIMXCEED' undeclared (first use in this function)
recv_v4.c:42: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
recv_v4.c:42: error: for each function it appears in.)
recv_v4.c:42: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
recv_v4.c:42: error: `ICMP_TIMXCEED_INTRANS' undeclared (first use in this function)
recv_v4.c:59: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
recv_v4.c:59: error: `ICMP_UNREACH' undeclared (first use in this function)
recv_v4.c:72: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
recv_v4.c:72: error: `ICMP_UNREACH_PORT' undeclared (first use in this function)
recv_v4.c:75: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
recv_v4.c:82: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
recv_v4.c:82: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type

Following is the code:

Code:
#include	"trace.h"
recv_v4.c
extern int gotalarm;

/*
 * Return: -3 on timeout
 *		   -2 on ICMP time exceeded in transit (caller keeps going)
 *		   -1 on ICMP port unreachable (caller is done)
 *		 >= 0 return value is some other ICMP unreachable code
 */

int recv_v4(int seq, struct timeval *tv)
{
	int hlen1, hlen2, icmplen, ret;
	socklen_t len;
	ssize_t	n;
	struct ip *ip, *hip;
	struct icmp *icmp;
	struct udphdr *udp;

	gotalarm = 0;
	alarm(3);
	for ( ; ; ) {
		if (gotalarm)
			return(-3);		/* alarm expired */
		len = pr->salen;
		n = recvfrom(recvfd, recvbuf, sizeof(recvbuf), 0, pr->sarecv, &len);
		if (n < 0) {
			if (errno == EINTR)
				continue;
			else
				err_sys("recvfrom error");
		}

		ip = (struct ip *) recvbuf;	/* start of IP header */
		hlen1 = ip->ip_hl << 2;		/* length of IP header */
	
		icmp = (struct icmp *) (recvbuf + hlen1); /* start of ICMP header */
		if ( (icmplen = n - hlen1) < 8)
			continue;				/* not enough to look at ICMP header */
	
		if (icmp->icmp_type == ICMP_TIMXCEED && icmp->icmp_code == ICMP_TIMXCEED_INTRANS) {
			if (icmplen < 8 + sizeof(struct ip))
				continue;			/* not enough data to look at inner IP */

			hip = (struct ip *) (recvbuf + hlen1 + 8);
			hlen2 = hip->ip_hl << 2;
			if (icmplen < 8 + hlen2 + 4)
				continue;			/* not enough data to look at UDP ports */

			udp = (struct udphdr *) (recvbuf + hlen1 + 8 + hlen2);
 			if (hip->ip_p == IPPROTO_UDP &&
				udp->uh_sport == htons(sport) &&
				udp->uh_dport == htons(dport + seq)) {
				ret = -2;		/* we hit an intermediate router */
				break;
			}

		} else if (icmp->icmp_type == ICMP_UNREACH) {
			if (icmplen < 8 + sizeof(struct ip))
				continue;			/* not enough data to look at inner IP */

			hip = (struct ip *) (recvbuf + hlen1 + 8);
			hlen2 = hip->ip_hl << 2;
			if (icmplen < 8 + hlen2 + 4)
				continue;			/* not enough data to look at UDP ports */

			udp = (struct udphdr *) (recvbuf + hlen1 + 8 + hlen2);
 			if (hip->ip_p == IPPROTO_UDP &&
				udp->uh_sport == htons(sport) &&
				udp->uh_dport == htons(dport + seq)) {
				if (icmp->icmp_code == ICMP_UNREACH_PORT)
					ret = -1;	/* have reached destination */
				else
					ret = icmp->icmp_code;	/* 0, 1, 2, ... */
				break;
			}
		}
		if (verbose) {
			printf(" (from %s: type = %d, code = %d)\n",
					Sock_ntop_host(pr->sarecv, pr->salen),
					icmp->icmp_type, icmp->icmp_code);
		}
		/* Some other ICMP error, recvfrom() again */
	}
	alarm(0);					/* don't leave alarm running */
	gettimeofday(tv, NULL);		/* get time of packet arrival */
	return(ret);
}
trace.h
Code:
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/errno.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <netdb.h>
#include <netinet/in_systm.h>
#include <netinet/ip.h>
#include <netinet/ip_icmp.h>
#include <netinet/udp.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdio.h>


#ifdef	HAVE_SOCKADDR_DL_STRUCT
#include	<net/if_dl.h>
#endif


#define	BUFSIZE		1500

struct rec {					/* format of outgoing UDP data */
  u_short	rec_seq;			/* sequence number */
  u_short	rec_ttl;			/* TTL packet left with */
  struct timeval	rec_tv;		/* time packet left */
};

			/* globals */
char	 recvbuf[BUFSIZE];
char	 sendbuf[BUFSIZE];

int		 datalen;			/* # bytes of data following ICMP header */
char	*host;
u_short	 sport, dport;
int		 nsent;				/* add 1 for each sendto() */
pid_t	 pid;				/* our PID */
int		 probe, nprobes;
int		 sendfd, recvfd;	/* send on UDP sock, read on raw ICMP sock */
int		 ttl, max_ttl;
int		 verbose;

			/* function prototypes */
const char	*icmpcode_v4(int);
const char	*icmpcode_v6(int);
int		 recv_v4(int, struct timeval *);
int		 recv_v6(int, struct timeval *);
void	 sig_alrm(int);
void	 traceloop(void);
void	 tv_sub(struct timeval *, struct timeval *);

struct proto {
  const char	*(*icmpcode)(int);
  int	 (*recv)(int, struct timeval *);
  struct sockaddr  *sasend;	/* sockaddr{} for send, from getaddrinfo */
  struct sockaddr  *sarecv;	/* sockaddr{} for receiving */
  struct sockaddr  *salast;	/* last sockaddr{} for receiving */
  struct sockaddr  *sabind;	/* sockaddr{} for binding source port */
  socklen_t   		salen;	/* length of sockaddr{}s */
  int			icmpproto;	/* IPPROTO_xxx value for ICMP */
  int	   ttllevel;		/* setsockopt() level to set TTL */
  int	   ttloptname;		/* setsockopt() name to set TTL */
} *pr;

#ifdef	IPV6

#include	<netinet/ip6.h>
#include	<netinet/icmp6.h>

#endif
 
Old 04-26-2012, 02:41 AM   #2
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I have tried and worked for me. So I suggest you to type gcc -E rec_v4.c > rec_v4.i and look at that rec_v4.i file, maybe it will give you a tip where is it lost. I do not know what os you have, maybe a define solves it.
 
Old 04-26-2012, 05:40 AM   #3
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I am using CYGWIN and Windows XP Professional OS.
 
Old 04-26-2012, 11:07 PM   #4
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In my <netinet/ip_icmp.h> you need to have __USE_BSD defined to get struct icmp and the macros you're using.
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Old 04-27-2012, 02:17 AM   #5
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I defined __USE_BSD in ip_icmp.h. But still having same errors.
 
Old 04-27-2012, 02:22 AM   #6
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Oh, no! Do not touch that file. gcc -D__USE_BSD -c recv_v4.c would be the way, but actually I cannot check if it solves your problem.
 
Old 04-27-2012, 06:53 AM   #7
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thanks pan64.
 
Old 04-27-2012, 12:14 PM   #8
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Oh, no! Do not touch that file. gcc -D__USE_BSD -c recv_v4.c would be the way, but actually I cannot check if it solves your problem.
Yes, I should have been more explicit.
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Old 07-07-2012, 05:27 AM   #9
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error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type

i am working on my client/server chat program and i get "error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type" when i compile my client.c.
Here is my code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <netdb.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <time.h>

int main(int argc,char *argv[])
{
struct sockaddr_in clientaddr;
pid_t pid;
int clientfd,sendbytes;
struct hostent *host;
char *buf,*buf_r;

if(argc < 4)
{
printf("usage:\n");
printf("%s host port name\n",argv[0]);
exit(1);
}

host = gethostbyname(argv[1]);
if((clientfd = socket (AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,0)) == -1)
{
perror("socket\n");
exit(1);
}
clientaddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
clientaddr.sin_port = htons((uint16_t)atoi(argv[2]));
clientaddr.sin_addr = *((struct in_addrr *) host->h_addr);
bzero(&(clientaddr.sin_zero),0);
if(connect(clientfd,(struct sockaddr *)&clientaddr,sizeof(struct sockaddr)) == -1)
{
perror("connect\n");
exit(1);
}

buf=(char *)malloc(120);
memset(buf,0,120);

buf_r=(char *)malloc(100);

if( recv(clientfd,buf,100,0) == -1)
{
perror("recv: ");
exit(1);
}
printf("\n%s\n",buf);

pid = fork();

while(1)
{
if(pid > 0)
{
//get_cur_time(time_str);

strcpy(buf,argv[3]);
strcat(buf,":");
memset(buf_r,0,100);
//gets(buf_r);
fgets(buf_r,100,stdin);
strncat(buf,buf_r,strlen(buf_r)-1);
//strcat(buf,time_str);
//printf("---%s\n",buf);
if((sendbytes = send(clientfd,buf,strlen(buf),0)) == -1)
{
perror("send\n");
exit(1);
}
}
else if(pid == 0)
{
memset(buf,0,1000);
if(recv(clientfd,buf,100,0) <=0)
{
perror("recv:");
close(clientfd);
raise(SIGSTOP);
exit(1);
}
printf("%s\n",buf);
}
else
perror("fork");
}
close(clientfd);
return 0;
}

Please help me find solution for this. Thank you.
 
Old 07-07-2012, 09:35 AM   #10
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please open a new thread for your problem and also please use [code]here comes your code[/code] to keep formatting, and post the full error message.
Actually the real error message was:
Quote:
gcc -o prog -Wall prog.c
prog.c: In function 'main':
prog.c:36: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
you made a typo in line 36:
clientaddr.sin_addr = *((struct in_addrr *) host->h_addr);
so, just remove that r

Last edited by pan64; 07-07-2012 at 10:53 AM.
 
  


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