Ah, sorry then, I may have been wrong. The forward declaration that's actually needed seems to be this (one for each applicable type): DECLARE_ASN1_ITEM(TEST) (I'm digging through the ASN.1 stuff myself, slowly learning) Cheers, Richard In message <0089b413-278e-34b1-32b3-2e71b48e5540@xxxxxxxxxx> on Sun, 3 Dec 2017 11:37:56 -0700, "Dr. Pala" <madwolf@xxxxxxxxxx> said: madwolf> Hi Richard, all, madwolf> madwolf> I tried to do the forward declaration also for the TEST_SIGNATURE together with the TEST one, but madwolf> that did not really work :( It is still complaining about the use of 'sizeof' on an incomplete type. In madwolf> particular, the two errors are: madwolf> madwolf> src/ocspv2/****: error: use of undeclared identifier 'TEST_it' madwolf> ASN1_EXP_SEQUENCE_OF_OPT(TEST_TBS, otherTests, TEST, 5), madwolf> ^ madwolf> madwolf> and madwolf> madwolf> src/ocspv2/****: error: invalid application of 'sizeof' to an incomplete type 'const madwolf> ASN1_TEMPLATE []' madwolf> } ASN1_SEQUENCE_END(TEST_TBS) madwolf> ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ madwolf> madwolf> I guess I need to checkout the macros a bit more.. :D madwolf> madwolf> Question: does anybody know if there is any other structure already implemented in OpenSSL that madwolf> resembles the one I am trying to do here? I tried to look for something similar, but no success.. :D madwolf> madwolf> If there is no easy answer, I guess I will have to either change the envisioned approach (maybe madwolf> introducing an intermediate data structure of some kind..?) or use the ASN1_ANY approach. madwolf> madwolf> Cheers, madwolf> Max madwolf> madwolf> On 12/2/17 4:54 AM, Richard Levitte wrote: madwolf> madwolf> In message <d1eeba62-f25f-c984-dc77-94a150cf73c1@xxxxxxxxxx> on Fri, 1 Dec 2017 20:22:09 -0700, madwolf> "Dr. Pala" <madwolf@xxxxxxxxxx> said: madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> Hi Richard, madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> thanks :D That worked. I have a new challenge for you now. Here's what madwolf> madwolf> I am trying to do: madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> ASN1_SEQUENCE(TEST); madwolf> madwolf> ASN1_SEQUENCE(TBS_TEST) = { madwolf> madwolf> ASN1_SIMPLE(TBS_TEST, version, ASN1_INTEGER), madwolf> madwolf> ASN1_EXP_SEQUENCE_OF_OPT(TBS_TEST, otherTests, TEST, 0) madwolf> madwolf> } ASN1_SEQUENCE_END(TEST) madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> IMPLEMENT_ASN1_FUNCTIONS(TBS_TEST) [**] madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> ASN1_SEQUENCE(TEST) = { madwolf> madwolf> ASN1_SIMPLE(TEST, tbsTest, ASN1_INTEGER), madwolf> madwolf> ASN1_EXP_OPT(TEST, optionalSignature, TEST_SIGNATURE, 0) madwolf> madwolf> } ASN1_SEQUENCE_END(TEST) madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> IMPLEMENT_ASN1_FUNCTIONS(TEST) [**] madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> In this case, the difference is that TBS_TEST has, inside the madwolf> madwolf> otherTests that are of type TEST. The TEST is built out of a tbsTest madwolf> madwolf> and an optionalSignature - but it is defined after TBS_TEST. madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> madwolf> What to do in this case ? madwolf> madwolf> It seems to me that you need to do some kind of forward declaration of madwolf> TEST_SIGNATURE as well, before the construction of TEST. (also, to be madwolf> picky, you need to make sure that ASN1_SEQUENCE(TBS_TEST) is ended madwolf> with ASN1_SEQUENCE_END(TBS_TEST), not ASN1_SEQUENCE_END(TEST)) madwolf> madwolf> Cheers, madwolf> Richard madwolf> -- openssl-users mailing list To unsubscribe: https://mta.openssl.org/mailman/listinfo/openssl-users