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07-21-2010, 07:04 PM #1
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Obj C build errors in SnowLeopardHi,
I am pretty new to XCode and Web Objects/ Objective C apps.
I am trying to build an existing Obj C app on my local machine that runs OS X 10.6.2 and getting the below error:
My XCode version is 3.2 and the cc used is gcc-4.0
regexp_stuff.m:1501:23: error: macro "strncpy" requires 3 arguments, but only 1 given
regexp_stuff.m: In function ‘_MOregsub’:
regexp_stuff.m:1501: error: ‘strncpy’ redeclared as different kind of symbol
regexp_stuff.m:1501: warning: unused variable ‘strncpy’
Please let me know if you have any pointers on how to debug this issue.
Thanks!
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07-21-2010, 11:22 PM #2
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- Late 2013 rMBP, i7, 750m gpu, OSX versions 10.9.3, 10.10
It would really help to see your code - just seeing the error only gives part of the picture.
For example:
" regexp_stuff.m:1501:23: error: macro "strncpy" requires 3 arguments, but only 1 given "
would be given probably because there is a functioned defined as strncpy that is part of the strings library (in strings.h) and the prototype looks like:
char *strncpy(char *s1, const char *s2, size_t n);
so the compiler is wondering how come with a function that requires three parameters, you've only supplied 1.
in this:
regexp_stuff.m: In function ‘_MOregsub’:
regexp_stuff.m:1501: error: ‘strncpy’ redeclared as different kind of symbol
regexp_stuff.m:1501: warning: unused variable ‘strncpy’
In a function you have created, it appears you have defined strncpy as something else, which is giving the compiler a headache because it's already aware of a function called strncpy, you don't want local variables to have the same name as functions otherwise you run into ugly errors.
The last one is potentially nothing important - it's just stating you declared a variable but didn't actually use it in the function.
It's kind of like doing:
int addInts(int a, int b)
{
int x;
return a+b;
}
I declared x but didn't actually use it in the function - the compiler is letting you know that you have a variable in there that is either wasted space or you managed to forget to include it in what you were doing.My Macs: Late 2013 rMBP w/ 750m, 16Gig ram; 2013 Mac Pro 6 core w/ D700, 16Gig Ram; Mac mini G4, 1.25 GHz, 512m ram (server); Late 2011 11" MBA, 1.8GHz i7, 4Gig Ram, 256Gig SSD, HD3000; Powerbook 12" G4 1.33GHz running Linux; Apple TV (1080p version)
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