Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Multitrack code questions (and the Mortal Coil defined)
From: David Benson (daveb_AT_idealab.com)
Date: Wed Sep 06 2000 - 16:39:02 EEST
try adding
#include <sys/types.h>
(that's where pid_t is defined)
- dave
On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Dave Phillips wrote:
> Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
>
> > i have always prefered to run multitrack -x, but it wants libc5
> > (even without svgalib). i tried to fool it into believing glibc was
> > libc5 with a couple of symbolic links, but no luck. i'll install
> > suse's libc5 compatibility packages tomorrow and see how it'll turn
> > out.
>
> Well, I have the libc5 stuff in my path and MT sees it just fine. But it
> still complains about the missing libvga and libvgagl even when I try
> running it in X.
>
> > (as an aside: what does this pun "mortal coil" mean exactly
> > ? i got the gist, but i'd just like to know :)
>
> It's that fleshy stuff that surrounds our glowing personalities... :)
>
> [re: BN rising up like Lazarus]
>
> > i wonder which deity is in charge for cases like this ?
> > saint RMS ?
>
> I doubt even Saint Richard could raise the dead. I'd contact Bill Gates,
> he seems to be able to do it with each release of Windows...(!)
>
> Anyway, I sent a cover letter to three of BN's former professors,
> perhaps one of them will help us locate the mystery man.
>
> Meanwhile I tried building the sources for MT 1.06b but I hit the wall
> with this error:
>
> gcc -Wall -O2 -mpentium -fomit-frame-pointer -c callback.c -o
> callback.o
> In file included from callback.c:30:
> multitrack.h:180: parse error before `pid_play'
> multitrack.h:180: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of
> `pid_play'
> multitrack.h:180: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of
> `pid_record'
> multitrack.h:180: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
> make: *** [callback.o] Error 1
>
>
> The offending code looks like this:
>
>
> #include <unistd.h> /* for pid_t */
>
> /* Global definitions for tracks */
> extern Track_info *info;
> extern pid_t pid_play, pid_record;
> extern Track *track;
> extern short int *bigbuf;
> extern Buffer_info *bigbuf_info;
> extern Screen screen[nr_tracks];
> extern long track_begin, track_end, track_length;
>
>
> Can anyone tell me what's happening there ?
>
> Best regards,
>
> == Dave Phillips
>
> http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/index.html
> http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linuxsound/
>
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