Re: [exim] exim 4.54 - cygwin - no member named 'QuadPart'

----- Original Message -----
From: "Herb Martin" <HerbM@???>
To: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 2:05 PM
Subject: RE: [exim] exim 4.54 - cygwin - no member named 'QuadPart'


> Gavin.Whitehead@???
> > I'm attempting to compile Exim 4.54 under cygwin and I get
> > the following errors in os.c
> >
> > gcc os.c
> > os.c: In function `get_privileges':
> > os.c:134: error: structure has no member named `QuadPart'
> > os.c:134: error: structure has no member named `QuadPart'
> > os.c:136: error: structure has no member named `QuadPart'
> > os.c:136: error: structure has no member named `QuadPart'
> >
> > I've googled to no effect. Can anyone help?
> >
>
> Where did you obtain the source?
>
> I compiled the CygWin-specific source (mostly the
> difference is the make file specifics) for 4.54.
>
> If you haven't tried it so far, use the setup program
> to download the SOURCE and compile that version.
>
> For me it is necessary to ensure that the (deprecated)
> DEMIME functionality is included -- so changing the
> compile options in this version works also.
>
> I would also like to compile in the Perl support but
> have not yet made a serious attempt to work that out;
> if you (or anyone) gets Perl support added to Exim
> on CygWin PLEASE let me know (and know what you do.)
>
> --
> Herb Martin

This bug is due to the removal of a feature in one of the Windows
header files. It is fixed in the os.c-cygwin that can be obtained
with the Cygwin setup program and that will soon be pushed
upstream.

Pierre