xemacs-21.5.9 Bug

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dear Folks, I am desperately trying to compile xemacs in my cygwin environment, and I cannot get past this error with sheap.c: $ make cd ./lib-src && make all make[1]: Entering directory `/mnt/e/Downloads/xemacs/xemacs-21.5.9/lib-src' make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'. make[1]: Leaving directory `/mnt/e/Downloads/xemacs/xemacs-21.5.9/lib-src' cd ./lwlib && make all make[1]: Entering directory `/mnt/e/Downloads/xemacs/xemacs-21.5.9/lwlib' make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'. make[1]: Leaving directory `/mnt/e/Downloads/xemacs/xemacs-21.5.9/lwlib' cd ./src && make all make[1]: Entering directory `/mnt/e/Downloads/xemacs/xemacs-21.5.9/src' gcc -c -g -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wsign-compare -Wshadow -Wpointer-arit h -Demacs -I. -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -fno-caller-saves -fvtable-thunks -I/usr/X11R 6/include sheap.c sheap.c:38: size of array `static_heap_buffer' is negative sheap.c:87:1: warning: multi-line string literals are deprecated make[1]: *** [sheap.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/mnt/e/Downloads/xemacs/xemacs-21.5.9/src' make: *** [src] Error 2 Harold Hibbert＠VAIO2002 /mnt/e/Downloads/xemacs/xemacs-21.5.9 $ cat src/sheap-adjust.h /* Do not edit this file! Automatically generated by XEmacs */ # define SHEAP_ADJUSTMENT (-100435840) This sheap-adjust.h is created in the sheap.c program, if I force SHEAP_ADJUSTMENT to a positive value, then the program compiles in a loop, re-compiling sheap.c, see below: make[4]: [xemacs] Error 1 (ignored) make[5]: Entering directory `/mnt/e/Downloads/xemacs/xemacs-21.5.9/src' gcc -c -g -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wsign-compare -Wshadow -Wpointer-arit h -Demacs -I. -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -fno-caller-saves -fvtable-thunks -I/usr/X11R 6/include sheap.c In file included from sheap.c:27: sheap-adjust.h:3:34: warning: no newline at end of file sheap.c:87:1: warning: multi-line string literals are deprecated gcc -g -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wsign-compare -W shadow -Wpointer-arith -mwindows -e _mainCRTStartup -L/usr/X11R6/lib -Wl,-export-dynamic -o temacs abbrev.o alloc.o alloc a.o balloon_help.o balloon-x.o blocktype.o buffer.o bytecode.o callint.o casefiddle.o casetab.o char tab.o filelock.o cmdloop.o cmds.o console.o console-stream.o data.o database.o debug.o tests.o devi ce.o dired.o doc.o doprnt.o dynarr.o editfns.o elhash.o emacs.o eval.o events.o event-stream.o event - -unixoid.o unexcw.o dragdrop.o getloadavg.o inline.o ntplay.o terminfo.o extents.o faces.o file-codi ng.o fileio.o filemode.o floatfns.o fns.o font-lock.o frame.o general.o dgif_lib.o gif_io.o glyphs. o glyphs-eimage.o glyphs-shared.o glyphs-widget.o gui.o menubar.o scrollbar.o dialog.o toolbar.o gutter.o hash.o imgproc.o indent.o insdel.o intl.o keymap.o line-number.o lread.o lstream.o macros .o marker.o md5.o minibuf.o console-msw.o device-msw.o event-msw.o frame-msw.o objects-msw.o select- msw.o redisplay-msw.o glyphs-msw.o gui-msw.o menubar-msw.o scrollbar-msw.o dialog-msw.o toolbar-msw. o objects.o opaque.o postgresql.o print.o process.o process-unix.o profile.o rangetab.o realpath. o redisplay.o redisplay-output.o regex.o search.o select.o sheap.o sysdll.o emodules.o signal.o soun d.o specifier.o strftime.o symbols.o syntax.o sysdep.o text.o console-tty.o device-tty.o event-tty .o frame-tty.o objects-tty.o redisplay-tty.o cm.o undo.o unicode.o console-x.o device-x.o event-Xt.o frame-x.o glyphs-x.o objects-x.o redisplay-x.o select-x.o xgccache.o intl-x.o gui-x.o menubar-x.o s crollbar-x.o dialog-x.o toolbar-x.o toolbar-common.o widget.o window.o win32.o intl-win32.o intl-aut o-encap-win32.o intl-encap-win32.o xemacs_res.o lastfile.o gmalloc.o free-hook.o vm-limit.o EmacsFr ame.o EmacsShell.o TopLevelEmacsShell.o TransientEmacsShell.o EmacsManager.o ../lwlib/liblw.a -l Xm -ltiff -lpng -ljpeg -lz -lcompface -lXpm -lXmu -lXt -lXext -lX11 -lSM -lI CE -ldb -lgdbm -lncurses -lpq -lwinmm -limm32 -lshell32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lcomdlg32 -lcomctl32 -lole 32 -luuid -lwinspool -lm pr -lutil ./temacs -nd -no-packages -batch -l /mnt/e/Downloads/xemacs/xemacs-21.5.9/src/../lisp/update-elc.el rm -f ../lib-src/DOC; \ ./temacs -nd -no-packages -batch -l /mnt/e/Downloads/xemacs/xemacs-21.5.9/src/../lisp/make-docfile. el -- \ -o ../lib-src/DOC -d /mnt/e/Downloads/xemacs/xemacs-21.5.9/src -i ../lib-src/../site-package s \ abbrev.c alloc.c alloca.c balloon_help.c balloon-x.c blocktype.c buffer.c bytecode.c callint .c casefiddle.c casetab.c chartab.c filelock.c cmdloop.c cmds.c console.c console-stream.c data.c d atabase.c debug.c tests.c device.c dired.c doc.c doprnt.c dynarr.c editfns.c elhash.c emacs.c eval.c events.c event-stream.c event-unixoid.c unexcw.c dragdrop.c getloadavg.c inline.c ntplay.c terminfo .c extents.c faces.c file-coding.c fileio.c filemode.c floatfns.c fns.c font-lock.c frame.c general .c dgif_lib.c gif_io.c glyphs.c glyphs-eimage.c glyphs-shared.c glyphs-widget.c gui.c menubar.c s crollbar.c dialog.c toolbar.c gutter.c hash.c imgproc.c indent.c insdel.c intl.c keymap.c line-numb er.c lread.c lstream.c macros.c marker.c md5.c minibuf.c console-msw.c device-msw.c event-msw.c fra me-msw.c objects-msw.c select-msw.c redisplay-msw.c glyphs-msw.c gui-msw.c menubar-msw.c scrollbar-m sw.c dialog-msw.c toolbar-msw.c objects.c opaque.c postgresql.c print.c process.c process-unix.c profile.c rangetab.c realpath.c redisplay.c redisplay-output.c regex.c search.c select.c sheap.c sys dll.c emodules.c signal.c sound.c specifier.c strftime.c symbols.c syntax.c sysdep.c text.c consol e-tty.c device-tty.c event-tty.c frame-tty.c objects-tty.c redisplay-tty.c cm.c undo.c unicode.c con sole-x.c device-x.c event-Xt.c frame-x.c glyphs-x.c objects-x.c redisplay-x.c select-x.c xgccache.c intl-x.c gui-x.c menubar-x.c scrollbar-x.c dialog-x.c toolbar-x.c toolbar-common.c widget.c window.c win32.c intl-win32.c intl-auto-encap-win32.c intl-encap-win32.c xemacs_res.c free-hook.c ./temacs -nd -no-packages -batch -l /mnt/e/Downloads/xemacs/xemacs-21.5.9/src/../lisp/loadup.el dump make[5]: [xemacs] Error 1 (ignored) make[6]: Entering directory `/mnt/e/Downloads/xemacs/xemacs-21.5.9/src' gcc -c -g -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wsign-compare -Wshadow -Wpointer-arit h -Demacs -I. -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -fno-caller-saves -fvtable-thunks -I/usr/X11R 6/include sheap.c In file included from sheap.c:27: sheap-adjust.h:3:34: warning: no newline at end of file sheap.c:87:1: warning: multi-line string literals are deprecated gcc -g -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wsign-compare -W shadow -Wpointer-arith -mwindows -e _mainCRTStartup -L/usr/X11R6/lib -Wl,-export-dynamic -o temacs abbrev.o alloc.o alloc a.o balloon_help.o balloon-x.o blocktype.o buffer.o bytecode.o callint.o casefiddle.o casetab.o char tab.o filelock.o cmdloop.o cmds.o console.o console-stream.o data.o database.o debug.o tests.o devi ce.o dired.o doc.o doprnt.o dynarr.o editfns.o elhash.o emacs.o eval.o events.o event-stream.o event - -unixoid.o unexcw.o dragdrop.o getloadavg.o inline.o ntplay.o terminfo.o extents.o faces.o file-codi ng.o fileio.o filemode.o floatfns.o fns.o font-lock.o frame.o general.o dgif_lib.o gif_io.o glyphs. o glyphs-eimage.o glyphs-shared.o glyphs-widget.o gui.o menubar.o scrollbar.o dialog.o toolbar.o gutter.o hash.o imgproc.o indent.o insdel.o intl.o keymap.o line-number.o lread.o lstream.o macros .o marker.o md5.o minibuf.o console-msw.o device-msw.o event-msw.o frame-msw.o objects-msw.o select- msw.o redisplay-msw.o glyphs-msw.o gui-msw.o menubar-msw.o scrollbar-msw.o dialog-msw.o toolbar-msw. o objects.o opaque.o postgresql.o print.o process.o process-unix.o profile.o rangetab.o realpath. o redisplay.o redisplay-output.o regex.o search.o select.o sheap.o sysdll.o emodules.o signal.o soun d.o specifier.o strftime.o symbols.o syntax.o sysdep.o text.o console-tty.o device-tty.o event-tty .o frame-tty.o objects-tty.o redisplay-tty.o cm.o undo.o unicode.o console-x.o device-x.o event-Xt.o frame-x.o glyphs-x.o objects-x.o redisplay-x.o select-x.o xgccache.o intl-x.o gui-x.o menubar-x.o s crollbar-x.o dialog-x.o toolbar-x.o toolbar-common.o widget.o window.o win32.o intl-win32.o intl-aut o-encap-win32.o intl-encap-win32.o xemacs_res.o lastfile.o gmalloc.o free-hook.o vm-limit.o EmacsFr ame.o EmacsShell.o TopLevelEmacsShell.o TransientEmacsShell.o EmacsManager.o ../lwlib/liblw.a -l Xm -ltiff -lpng -ljpeg -lz -lcompface -lXpm -lXmu -lXt -lXext -lX11 -lSM -lI CE -ldb -lgdbm -lncurses -lpq -lwinmm -limm32 -lshell32 -lgdi32 -luser32 -lcomdlg32 -lcomctl32 -lole 32 -luuid -lwinspool -lm pr -lutil It will do this ad-infinitum it seems. I would appreciate any help I can get with this, it is really frustrating. Cheers, Harold H.