On 7 August 2010 20:35, David C. Rankin <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Guys, > > Just messing around tweaking out kdemod3 with all the updates I can > find, I was working to build kdemod3-kipi-plugins. > http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24800 > > This package build now failes with the error: > > cdarchiving.cpp: In constructor > `KIPICDArchivingPlugin::CDArchiving::CDArchiving(KIPI::Interface*, QObject*, > KAction*)': > cdarchiving.cpp:77:52: error: cannot call constructor `QString::QString' > directly > cdarchiving.cpp:77:52: error: for a function-style cast, remove the > redundant `::QString' > make[4]: *** [cdarchiving.lo] Error 1 > make[4]: Leaving directory > > The line in cdarchiving.cpp is: > > m_hostName = QString::QString( data->appName() ); > > Googling, there are other packages that have the m_hostName assignment in > the same manner so I don't know what the issue is. Is there some build > environment misconfig such that the build is calling the incorrect Qt for > kde4? How would I check? > > 90+ percent of all the kdemod3 updates build just fine, so I don't > think it is a generic problem. Any thoughts on what to check? > > I have also posted this message at AUR with the package as well. I've > done what it said and removed the the redundant `::QString' and it seems to > be building for now. I'm unsure how bad this change might hose me. (what - > worst case a bad hostname in the cdarchiving module?) How bad could removing > the (whatever you call it? class reference?) be? > > Thanks for any help or thoughts you might have. > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. > Rankin Law Firm, PLLC > 510 Ochiltree Street > Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 > Telephone: (936) 715-9333 > Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 > www.rankinlawfirm.com > The error was introduced with gcc 4.5, to comply with the C++ standard. It is simply a bug in their code, which can be fixed by changing the line to "m_hostName = QString( data->appName() );" or possibly by specifying "-fpermissive" in CFLAGS. -- Tavian Barnes
