From: why the lucky stiff <ruby-talk@...>
Date: 2003-08-16T09:24:07+09:00
Subject: Re: syck compiling error on HPUX - aCC

On Friday 15 August 2003 05:45 pm, Bermejo, Rodrigo \(GEAE, Foreign National\) 
wrote:
> I am getting the following error when compiling ruby-1.8
> compiling syck
>

If you could please try the patch to syck.h below, I'd much appreciate.  I'd 
ultimately like to get this extension working on your platform.  I know you 
may not use Syck, but we at least want Ruby to work out of the bag for you.

>
> what if I dont want syck to be installed ?
>

Just delete ext/syck/.

_why

--- /home/why/cvs/ruby/ruby/ext/syck/syck.h     Mon Jul 28 13:27:42 2003
+++ lib/syck.h  Fri Aug 15 18:15:36 2003
@@ -152,8 +156,28 @@
 };
 
 /*
  * Parser struct
  */
+struct _syck_file {
+    /* File pointer */
+    FILE *ptr;
+    /* Function which FILE -> buffer */
+    SyckIoFileRead read;
+};
+
+struct _syck_str {
+    /* String buffer pointers */
+    char *beg, *ptr, *end;
+    /* Function which string -> buffer */
+    SyckIoStrRead read;
+};
+
+struct _syck_level {
+    int spaces;
+    char *domain;
+    enum syck_level_status status;
+};
+
 struct _syck_parser {
     /* Root node */
     SYMID root, root_on_error;
@@ -180,25 +204,15 @@
     /* EOF flag */
     int eof;
     union {
-        struct _syck_file {
-            FILE *ptr;
-            SyckIoFileRead read;
-        } *file;
-        struct _syck_str {
-            char *beg, *ptr, *end;
-            SyckIoStrRead read;
-        } *str;
+        SyckIoFile *file;
+        SyckIoStr *str;
     } io;
     /* Symbol table for anchors */
     st_table *anchors, *bad_anchors;
     /* Optional symbol table for SYMIDs */
     st_table *syms;
     /* Levels of indentation */
-    struct _syck_level {
-        int spaces;
-        char *domain;
-        enum syck_level_status status;
-    } *levels;
+    SyckLevel *levels;
     int lvl_idx;
     int lvl_capa;
     void *bonus;