Description of problem: Hello there, I just tried to compile package dvdrtools-0.1.2-4 from Redhat 8.0. Here are some of the compiler messages. scsitransp.c:1290: warning: unknown conversion type character `r' in format comerr.c:191: warning: unknown conversion type character `r' in format comerr.c:199: warning: unknown conversion type character `r' in format error.c:46: warning: unknown conversion type character `r' in format serrmsg.c:106: warning: unknown conversion type character `r' in format serrmsg.c:115: warning: unknown conversion type character `r' in format cdda2wav.c:573: warning: unknown conversion type character `r' in format cdda2wav.c:599: warning: unknown conversion type character `r' in format io.c:205: warning: unknown conversion type character `r' in format I don't know what the %r specifier is, not does the compiler. I don't have a fix for this problem. There were some other compiler messages drv_mmc.c:1008: warning: `ret' might be used uninitialized in this function rock.c:597: warning: `blocksize' might be used uninitialized in this function rock.c:598: warning: `headersize' might be used uninitialized in this function Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
I've just successfully recompiled this package on a fresh Red Hat Linux 8.0 install, by taking the source code RPM package and doing: rpm --rebuild <packagename> It built successfully, and installed. I can only assume that you are not using the Red Hat supplied compiler, and are using some third party compiler, or you have modified the package(s) in some way that is incompatible. At any rate, this works for me.
This is another case where I appear to have forgotten to add that compiler flags "-g -O2 -Wall" to get the compiler to complain. That'll teach me to report a dozen bugs at the same time.
The software compiles, does so properly, and when it is done compiling, it works, and works properly. The packages we ship are properly functional. Red Hat does not offer technical support via bugzilla, nor do we offer technical support to people recompiling the software we ship. If you have problems recompiling something, or questions about compiler warnings that you receive recompiling something, the proper place to ask these questions is on a mailing list of some kind. The best suggestion would be to get in contact with the upstream developers of the software you are trying to compile, and discuss the issue with their source code directly with them. Do not file technical support requests in bugzilla. Closing NOTABUG.