[Bug-tar] GNU tar install error

[Preston, Robert F]

Francois,

I am attempting to install GNU tar on HP-UX 11.11, HP 9000 with the
following results.
Do you know what is wrong?

Thanks,
Robert Preston
HP Solution Architect

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# make check
No suffix list.
Making check in doc
No suffix list.
Making check in lib
        make  check-am
No suffix list.
        source='prepargs.c' object='prepargs.o' libtool=no \
        DEPDIR=.deps depmode=hp /bin/sh ../config/depcomp \
        cc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DHAVE_DECL_STRTOUMAX -DHAVE_DECL_STRTOIMAX
-DLIBDIR=\"/usr/local/lib\" -I. -I. -I.. -g -c prepargs.c
(Bundled) cc: warning 480: The -g option is available only with the
C/ANSI C product; ignored.
(Bundled) cc: "prepargs.h", line 3: error 1705: Function prototypes are
an ANSI feature.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 46: error 1705: Function prototypes are
an ANSI feature.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 48: error 1000: Unexpected symbol: "s".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 48: error 1506: Parameters allowed in
function definition only.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 49: error 1000: Unexpected symbol: "n".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 49: error 1705: Function prototypes are
an ANSI feature.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 49: error 1573: Type of "s" is undefined
due to an illegal declaration.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 50: error 1000: Unexpected symbol: "s".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 50: error 1506: Parameters allowed in
function definition only.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 51: error 1000: Unexpected symbol: "n".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 51: error 1705: Function prototypes are
an ANSI feature.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 51: error 1573: Type of "s" is undefined
due to an illegal declaration.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 52: error 1000: Unexpected symbol:
"size_t".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 52: error 1705: Function prototypes are
an ANSI feature.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 52: error 1573: Type of "s" is undefined
due to an illegal declaration.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 53: error 1000: Unexpected symbol:
"size_t".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 53: error 1000: Unexpected symbol: "s".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 53: error 1506: Parameters allowed in
function definition only.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 54: error 1000: Unexpected symbol:
"size_t".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 54: error 1705: Function prototypes are
an ANSI feature.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 54: error 1573: Type of "pn" is undefined
due to an illegal declaration.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 55: error 1000: Unexpected symbol:
"size_t".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 55: error 1000: Unexpected symbol: "s".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 55: error 1574: Unknown size for
"size_t".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 55: error 1584: Inconsistent type
declaration: "size_t".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 55: warning 525: Redeclaration of
identifier "size_t".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 56: error 1000: Unexpected symbol:
"size_t".
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 56: error 1705: Function prototypes are
an ANSI feature.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 56: error 1573: Type of "s" is undefined
due to an illegal declaration.
(Bundled) cc: "xalloc.h", line 57: error 1705: Function prototypes are
an ANSI feature.
(Bundled) cc: "/usr/include/string.h", line 131: error 1000: Unexpected
symbol: "strxfrm".
(Bundled) cc: error 2017: Cannot recover from earlier errors,
terminating.
*** Error exit code 1

Stop.
*** Error exit code 1

Stop.
*** Error exit code 1

Stop.