Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!eclam From: eclam@maytag.waterloo.edu (Edmund C. Lam) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sequent Subject: bug in Dynix C compiler. Message-ID: Date: 3 Jan 89 13:14:28 GMT Sender: daemon@watmath.waterloo.edu Distribution: comp Organization: Math Faculty Computing Facility, University of Waterloo Lines: 28 I found a C compiler bug in the balance C compiler. We don't have software support, but here is the bug warning for anyone listening. Dynix V3.0.12 Oct 5/88. Category: Software System Type: Balance Id: 51079 24576 /bin/cc (Feb 6/88) Description: The following structure definition causes /bin/cc to complain about a C syntax error: struct foo { int private; }; The bug is triggered by the keyword "private" inside a structure declaration. Using "private" outside a structure is fine. This bug was found while building XV11R3 (xdm client). The easy solution is to change declarations of "private" to something else. BTW: Does anyone know sequent's bug report mail address? I just want to make /usr/bin/mailbug work. Thanks. -- -Edmund C. Lam (University of Waterloo)