Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 9 Jul 1996 14:32:18 +0300 (EET DST) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: Problems with compiling struct fd_set -- storage size isn't known |
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On Tue, 9 Jul 1996, Brian Raymond Doherty wrote: > > The following test program is causing me problems under 2.0.4: > > #include <sys/types.h> > > int main() { > struct fd_set a; > } > > When I try to compile it, I get: > > thirteen:~# gcc -o test test.c > test.c: In function `main': > test.c:4: storage size of `a' isn't known > > This program compiles cleanly under kernel 2.0.0. > > Am I doing something wrong, or has something been broken?
You're doing something wrong (I think). Your program should just use
fd_set a;
without the "struct".. I'm told we shouldn't use "struct fd_set" due to standards concerns..
Linus
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