Re: old_procfs.h and large file environment

From: Nick Maclaren (nmm1_at_cus.cam.ac.uk)
Date: 11/26/04 

Date: 26 Nov 2004 20:31:20 GMT

In article <Pine.SOL.4.58.0411261151170.12663@zaphod>,
Rich Teer <rich.teer@rite-group.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Shea Martin wrote:
>
>> "/usr/include/sys/old_procfs.h", line 39: Error: #error "Cannot use
>> procfs in the large file compilation environment".
>> *** Error code 1
>>
>> How can I fix this? I found people who had this similar error message in
>> google, but no solution (though I suspect it is a simple on).
>
>New apps shouldn't be using the old (ioctl) procfs interfaces,
>so they shouldn't be including <sys/old_procfs.h>.

He said that it WASN'T a new application. He is clearly trying to
recompile an old one.

Unfortunately, Sun ONE Studio 9 has very poor source compatibility,
even with very clean, fully conforming codes, so there is going to
be ongoing trouble with it. We tried it, and have decided not to
'upgrade' to it, mainly for that reason.

The compatibility problems aren't just with Studio 8, but with most
other Unices, which is even more of a problem for us.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.