[syslinux] SYSLINUX 3.53 released

[H. Peter Anvin]

Dag Wieers wrote:
>>>
>>> 	gcc -Wp,-MT,pci/cfgtype.o,-MD,pci/.cfgtype.o.d -Os -march=i386 -falign-functions=0 -falign-jumps=0 -falign-labels=0 -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer   -g -mregparm=3 -DREGPARM=3 -D__COM32__ -I. -I./sys -I../include -W -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Winline -DDYNAMIC_CRC_TABLE -DPNG_NO_CONSOLE_IO -DPNG_NO_WRITE_SUPPORTED -DPNG_NO_MNG_FEATURES -DPNG_NO_READ_tIME -DPNG_NO_WRITE_tIME -c -o pci/cfgtype.o pci/cfgtype.c
>>> 	pci/cfgtype.c: In function `pci_set_config_type':
>>> 	pci/cfgtype.c:56: unknown field `l' specified in initializer
>>> 	pci/cfgtype.c:56: warning: missing braces around initializer
>>> 	pci/cfgtype.c:56: warning: (near initialization for `ireg.eax')
>>> 	pci/cfgtype.c:57: unknown field `edi' specified in initializer
>>> 	pci/cfgtype.c:57: field `l' already initialized
>>> 	pci/cfgtype.c:58: unknown field `eflags' specified in initializer
>>> 	pci/cfgtype.c:58: field `l' already initialized
>>> 	pci/cfgtype.c:58: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
>>> 	pci/cfgtype.c:58: warning: (near initialization for `ireg')
>>> 	pci/cfgtype.c:59: warning: missing initializer
>>> 	pci/cfgtype.c:59: warning: (near initialization for `ireg.gs')
>>> 	make[2]: *** [pci/cfgtype.o] Error 1
>>> 	make[2]: Leaving directory `/dar/build/syslinux-3.53/com32/lib'
>>> 	make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
>>> 	make[1]: Leaving directory `/dar/build/syslinux-3.53/com32'
>>> 	make: *** [installer] Error 2
>>> 	error: Bad exit status from /dar/tmp/rpm-tmp.59175 (%build)
>>>
>> Sounds like the compiler is either too old or buggy...
> 
> If that is the reason, I can live with that :)
> 

Well, specifically it looks like it can't deal with subfield 
initializers in C99 style.  It's possible one can break them up 
hierarchially, but it would make the code harder to read.

	-hpa