Re(2): [exim] exim 4.54 - cygwin - no member named 'QuadPart…

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Author: Gavin.Whitehead
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To: Pierre A. Humblet, Pierre A. Humblet
CC: Herb Martin, exim-users
Subject: Re(2): [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
>
>
>



Resolved. I had downloaded the exim-4.54 source from www.exim.org and was attempting to compile that in cygwin rather than downloading exim-4.54-1 (with cygwin patches) via cygwin. Now compiles. Many thanks.


Gavion

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