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Posted: **27 Nov 2006 21:57**

Hello I am trying to compile vlc for about 3 days now,
I overcame all the ad-dons, but now I get the following error while trying to compile it by make:

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$ make
export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=
make  all-recursive
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/Skunkmaster/vlc-trunk'
Making all in intl
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/Skunkmaster/vlc-trunk/intl'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/Skunkmaster/vlc-trunk/intl'
Making all in loader
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/Skunkmaster/vlc-trunk/loader'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/Skunkmaster/vlc-trunk/loader'
Making all in src
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/Skunkmaster/vlc-trunk/src'
srcdir=.. builddir=.. ../toolbox --update-version
make  all-recursive
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/Skunkmaster/vlc-trunk/src'
make[4]: Entering directory `/home/Skunkmaster/vlc-trunk/src'
if gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I..   -DSYS_CYGWIN -I../include `top_build
." ../vlc-config --cflags vlc` -Wsign-compare -Wall  -pipe -MT libvlc_a-li
 -MD -MP -MF ".deps/libvlc_a-libvlc.Tpo" -c -o libvlc_a-libvlc.o `test -f
c.c' || echo './'`libvlc.c; \
        then mv -f ".deps/libvlc_a-libvlc.Tpo" ".deps/libvlc_a-libvlc.Po";
rm -f ".deps/libvlc_a-libvlc.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
In file included from ../include/vlc_common.h:1165,
                 from ../include/vlc/vlc.h:153,
                 from libvlc.c:38:
../include/modules.h:122: error: parse error before "module_handle_t"
../include/modules.h:122: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union
../include/modules.h:132: error: parse error before '}' token
In file included from libvlc.c:84:
libvlc.h: In function `vlc_entry__main':
libvlc.h:1124: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1124: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1124: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1124: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1124: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1124: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1124: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1124: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1124: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1124: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1124: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1124: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1124: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1909: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1910: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1910: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1911: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.h:1911: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c: In function `VLC_Init':
libvlc.c:345: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:346: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:348: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:353: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:355: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:401: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:452: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:512: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:541: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:545: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:549: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:553: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:557: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:563: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:580: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:595: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:597: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:604: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:606: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c: In function `Usage':
libvlc.c:2149: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:2155: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:2163: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:2174: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:2175: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:2177: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:2180: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:2204: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c: In function `ListModules':
libvlc.c:2411: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:2415: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
libvlc.c:2416: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
make[4]: *** [libvlc_a-libvlc.o] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/Skunkmaster/vlc-trunk/src'
make[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/Skunkmaster/vlc-trunk/src'
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/Skunkmaster/vlc-trunk/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/Skunkmaster/vlc-trunk'
make: *** [all] Error 2

I have checked the header file and it looks ok, I have also checked the compiler version vs the one in the howto file and they match.
any suggestions?

Posted: **28 Nov 2006 16:51**

update your tree, and paste what's at the line mentioned in the errors (one line up and one line down too). also give your distribution and gcc version. good luck

Posted: **02 Dec 2006 16:59**

Hi,
I am using the original source from svn at the moment so i am pretty sure its the source is not the issue.
I am using gcc version 3.441 as mentioned by the cygwin howto.

the only problem that I have found with the guide is that some of the versions of cygwin packages are old and the cygwin installation lets me install only new version even if I click and change them.

thanks for your reply, any help would be appreciated.

Posted: **03 Dec 2006 18:45**

Hello again I got tired from trying to compile the package,
is there any chance that someone will zip its entire cygwin dir as is and send it to me.
I can give ftp access if needed,
contact at engeeks dot com
thank you.

Posted: **09 Dec 2006 01:54**

Hello,

I am getting same issue as posted above. Does anyone know how to fix the issue?

I am using gcc version 3.4.4 and am working in Cygwin environment.

Thanks in advance

Posted: **12 Dec 2006 14:29**

I am also getting this exact same error...

Posted: **12 Dec 2006 14:31**

Don't use Cygwin, but Mingw/Msys. It is faster and works way better.

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