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Subject: Re: conflict link.h dlfcn.h 
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From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
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> Hello,
> 
> I'm in the process of trying to get postgresql to run and have ran into
> a conflict in our header files.
> 
> Here is what the prototypes look like in both link.h and postgresql:
> void		*dlopen(const *char, int);
> int		dlclose(void *);
> void		*dlsym(void *, const char *) 
> const char 	*dlerror(void)
> 
> Here is what they look like in dlfcn.h
> void	*dlopen( *char, int);
> int	dlclose(void *);
> void	*dlsym(void *,  char *)
> char	*dlerror(void)
> 
> Note the lack of const in use in dlfcn.h.  This causes postgresql to
> toss its cookies here and require a hack.
> 
> Which one is correct?

The const one.  I recently added the const'ness, but it was added to 
both.  I suspect foul play from a ``make world''.  dlfcn.h comes from 
/usr/src/lib/csu/i386/ - is that version correct ?

I also note that link.h has been removed from the sources now :-)

> Gary
> 
> 
> -- 
> Gary Clark II   (N5VMF) |    I speak only for myself and "maybe" my company 
> gclarkii@Brewich.COM    |          Fallen member of the FreeBSD Doc Team 

-- 
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