[Xapian-tickets] [Xapian] #826: Syntax error in conftext.cpp:105 during configure

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#826: Syntax error in conftext.cpp:105 during configure
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 Reporter:  Eyal R.                              |             Owner:  Olly
                                                 |  Betts
     Type:  defect                               |            Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |         Milestone:
Component:  Build system                         |           Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |        Resolution:
 Keywords:  configuration, config, build,        |        Blocked By:
  syntax-error, configure, confdefs,  conftest,  |
  mode_t, pid_T                                  |  Operating System:
 Blocking:                                       |  Linux
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Description changed by Eyal R.:

Old description:

> I'm building the xapian master branch on my machine, a Devuan GNU/Linux 6
> Excalibur (equivalent to Debian trixie but without systemd).
>
> After bootstrapping, and during the configure step, I get the following
> error:
>
> | conftest.cpp: In function 'int main()':
> | conftest.cpp:105:20: error: expected primary-expression before ')'
> token
> |   105 | if (sizeof ((mode_t)))
> |       |                    ^
> | configure:22851: $? = 1
> | configure: failed program was:
> | | /* confdefs.h */
>

> that does indeed look like a syntax error... configuration cannot
> conclude and I can't build.
>
> My GCC version is 13.2.0, my kernel version is 6.6.13 and my glibc
> version is 2.37

New description:

 I'm building the xapian master branch on my machine, a Devuan GNU/Linux 6
 Excalibur (equivalent to Debian trixie but without systemd).

 After bootstrapping, and during the configure step, I get the following
 error:

 ```
 | conftest.cpp: In function 'int main()':
 | conftest.cpp:105:20: error: expected primary-expression before ')' token
 |   105 | if (sizeof ((mode_t)))
 |       |                    ^
 | configure:22851: $? = 1
 | configure: failed program was:
 | | /* confdefs.h */
 ```

 that does indeed look like a syntax error... configuration cannot conclude
 and I can't build.

 My GCC version is 13.2.0, my kernel version is 6.6.13 and my glibc version
 is 2.37

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