[Pvfs2-developers] bdb.m4 uninitialized variables break default Fedora Core 5 build

[Number Cruncher]

Sam Lang wrote:
> 
> On Jan 19, 2007, at 6:53 AM, Number Cruncher wrote:
> 
>> I'm using RPM to simplify installation and can't build pvfs-2.6.2  on 
>> FC5 using the default RPM compiler build flags which include "- 
>> Werror" on FC5.
>>
>> This breaks the configure test for HAVE_TXNID_PARAMETER_TO_DB_OPEN  
>> because the parameters are used uninitialized. The test fails  
>> silently but the system installed BDB does require the TXNID  
>> parameter which breaks the subsequent build:
>>
>>
>> Workaround: overwrite default compiler flags.
>>
>> Fix: initialize variables in pvfs-2.6.2/maint/config/bdb.m4  
>> HAVE_TXNID_PARAMETER_TO_DB_OPEN macro.
> 
> 
> We have nightly tests running on FC6...odd that it doesn't use - Werror 
> but FC5 does.  I've committed these fixes to the 2.6 branch  and 
> attached a patch of the changes.  They seem to work on FC6, but  then so 
> does the code without the patch.  If you get a chance, let me  know how 
> the patch goes on FC5.
> 


Hmmm. Don't see patch attached and am reluctant to use CVS. Doesn't seem 
to be available via 
http://www.beowulf-underground.org/pipermail/pvfs2-developers/2007-January/003101.html 
either.

Thanks,
Simon