[dpdk-dev] g++ applications doesn't compile anymore when dpdk header files are included

[Sanford, Robert]

Hello Dirk,

We recently resolved a similar problem with rte_cpuflags.h.
I'm attaching a git-diff of how we worked around it.

We may submit a patch for this, eventually.

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Regards,
Robert


>Hello,
>the g++ complains the following problems when rte_xxxx.h header files
>are included:
>   ....x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/include/rte_common.h:95:59: warning:
>invalid conversion from Œvoid*¹ to Œrte_mempool_objhdr*¹.... this
>appears in multiple flavours
>   -as a workaround the '-fpermissive' option of the g++ may be used but
>that's not nice.
>....x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/include/generic/rte_cpuflags.h:50:6:
>error: use of enum Œrte_cpu_flag_t¹ without previous declaration enum
>rte_cpu_flag_t;
>   ....x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/include/generic/rte_cpuflags.h:55:6:
>error: use of enum Œcpu_register_t¹ without previous declaration
>  enum cpu_register_t;
>....x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/include/generic/rte_cpuflags.h:104:31:
>error: use of enum Œrte_cpu_flag_t¹ without previous declaration
>rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled(enum rte_cpu_flag_t feature);
>   -as a workaround the file
>'lib/librte_eal/common/include/generic/rte_cpuflags.h' may be modified:
>   remove or uncomment the following lines:
>    line 50: //enum rte_cpu_flag_t;
>    line 55: //enum cpu_register_t;
>    lines 103/104: //static inline int
>                           //rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled(enum
>rte_cpu_flag_t feature);
>
>Best regards
>Dirk
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