On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 11:23:42AM -0700, Brandon Williams wrote:
>
>> > object.c: In function ‘object_array_remove_duplicates’:
>> > object.c:404:2: error: ‘for’ loop initial declarations are only allowed in C99 mode
>> > for (unsigned src = 0; src < nr; src++) {
>> > ^
>> > object.c:404:2: note: use option -std=c99 or -std=gnu99 to compile your code
>> >
>> > Using -std=c99 works for me.
>>
>> This would need a change to the makefile then wouldn't it?
>
> Actually, it complicates things even more, I'd think. We probably can't
> just blindly add "-std=c99" to CFLAGS, as not all compilers would
> support it (even if they _do_ support this construct).
>
> Interestingly I have no problems compiling it here. I wonder if Stefan's
> config.mak is supplying -std=c89 or some other restrictive flag. Or if
> his compiler is a different version (though I tried with gcc-6, gcc-4.9,
> and clang-3.8).
Before this patch, I only had
CFLAGS += -g -O0
in config.mak (as I switched working directories recently), I'll throw in
DEVELOPER=1
My compiler version is ancient (gcc 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.3)
apparently (why did I never check in this environment?)
