[Numpy-discussion] OT: using f2c.h

[Robert Kern]

Chris Barker wrote:
> HI all,
> 
> This is off-topic, as it has nothing to do with NumPy, but this is the 
> only mailing list I'm on that has folks that might be able to help.
> 
> I'm trying to compile something that uses clapack, and thus f2clib. I 
> installed f2c on my Gentoo box, and it compiled and installed fine, but 
> when I try to compile the app in  question, I get errors in f2c.h:
> 
> g++ -c -o Utilities.o `/usr/local/bin/wx-config --inplace --cxxflags`    
> Utilities.cpp
> In file included from Utilities.cpp:6:
> /usr/include/f2c.h:16: error: parse error before `,' token
> /usr/include/f2c.h:16: error: semicolon missing after struct declaration

I'm willing to bet that it's choking on line 15:

typedef struct { real r, i; } complex;

"complex" is already taken, I believe. At least vim is highlighting it 
as if it were a reserved type.

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