bug#8977: Parse error: Compile coreutils 8.9 with gcc 2.95.3

[Pádraig Brady]

On 01/07/11 09:43, Wolfgang Steinwender wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> compiling coreutils 8.9 with gcc 2.95.3:
> 
> heap.c: In function `heap_remove_top':
> heap.c:99: parse error before `void'
> heap.c:103: `top' undeclared (first use in this function)
> heap.c:103: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> heap.c:103: for each function it appears in.)


heap.c is one of the files we might like to have
c89 support with, as it may be moved to gnulib.

I'm a bit confused though.
Did the rest of coreutils compile without issue?
Similar code is used in many places.

Also as a matter of interest, what system is this?

cheers,
Pádraig.