Michael Hennebry wrote: <snip> > 'Twould be nice just to know what the messages mean. > I get the impression that output like this are indications of a problem > that > is not specific to the particular software that I was trying to compile: > autoconf wrote: >> checking for stdint.h... (cached) yes >> checking limits.h usability... yes >> checking limits.h presence... no >> configure: WARNING: limits.h: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the >> preprocessor! >> configure: WARNING: limits.h: proceeding with the compiler's result >> checking for limits.h... yes >> checking for unistd.h... (cached) yes >> checking sys/time.h usability... yes > > limits.h: > usable, not present, accepted by the compiler, rejected by the > preprocessor. > > Huh? Here's a question: *which* limits.h? On my 6.3 system, if I locate limits.h, I get: /usr/include/limits.h /usr/include/c++/4.4.4/tr1/limits.h /usr/include/linux/limits.h /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.4.4/include/limits.h /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.4.4/include/syslimits.h /usr/share/doc/pam-1.1.1/html/sag-pam_limits.html /usr/share/man/man0p/limits.h.0p.gz /usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-279.1.1.el6.x86_64/include/linux/limits.h /usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-279.11.1.el6.x86_64/include/linux/limits.h /usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-279.2.1.el6.x86_64/include/linux/limits.h /usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.x86_64/include/linux/limits.h /usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-279.9.1.el6.x86_64/include/linux/limits.h > -- > Michael hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu > "On Monday, I'm gonna have to tell my kindergarten class, > whom I teach not to run with scissors, > that my fiance ran me through with a broadsword." -- Lily *sigh* And she didn't have a shield? What *were* they thinking? mark "my old shield's in the family room...."