Pro*C Compilation Problems

Question

I am a member of the OTN, from which I received Oracle V8.1.6. I recently got around to installing the Oracle Server V8.1.6 on Red Hat Linux V6.1. I eventually got everything installed and proceded to test the Pro*C sample programs. I "compiled" all the related SQL programs and created the tables. The problem is that when I use the "make" program "demo_proc.mk" to build any of the sample*.c programs I get the following error :
make -f demo_proc.mk build
cc -o -L /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/lib/ -lclntsh `cat /u01/app/oracle/pr
oduct/8.1.6/lib/sysliblist` -ldl -lm
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/lib/: file not recognized: Is a directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [build] Error 1
or whe make -f demo_proc.mk build_static
make -f demo_proc.mk build_static
cc -o -L /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/lib/ -lclient8 /u01/app/oracle/product/
8.1.6/lib/libsql8.a /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/lib/scorept.o /u01/app/oracle/
product/8.1.6/lib/sscoreed.o /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/rdbms/lib/kpudfo.o `
cat /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/lib/ldflags` -lnsgr8 -lnzjs8 -ln8 -lnl8 -l
nro8 `cat /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/lib/ldflags` -lnsgr8 -lnzjs8 -ln8 -l
nl8 -lclient8 -lvsn8 -lwtc8 -lcommon8 -lgeneric8 -lwtc8 -lmm -lnls8 -lcore8 -l
nls8 -lcore8 -lnls8 `cat /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/lib/ldflags` -lnsgr8
-lnzjs8 -ln8 -lnl8 -lnro8 `cat /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/lib/ldflags` -
lnsgr8 -lnzjs8 -ln8 -lnl8 -lclient8 -lvsn8 -lwtc8 -lcommon8 -lgeneric8 -lpls8
-ltrace8 -lnls8 -lcore8 -lnls8 -lcore8 -lnls8 -lclient8 -lvsn8 -lwtc8 -lcommo
n8 -lgeneric8 -lnls8 -lcore8 -lnls8 -lcore8 -lnls8 `cat /u01/app/oracle/prod
uct/8.1.6/lib/sysliblist` -ldl -lm /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/lib/nautab.o /
u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/lib/naeet.o /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/lib/naect
.o /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/lib/naedhs.o /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/rdb
ms/lib/xaondy.o
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/lib/: file not recognized: Is a directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [build_static] Error 1
I have checked that the directories are valid and readable, but to no avail. I have setup the pcscfg.cfg as follows :
sys_include=(/usr/include,/usr/src/linux/include,/usr/src/linux/include/linux/in
clude,/usr/include/g++-2,/usr/lib/bcc/include)
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/precomp/public
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/precomp/hdrs
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/tpcc2x_2/src
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/precomp/include
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/oracore/include
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/oracore/public
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/rdbms/include
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/rdbms/public
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/rdbms/demo
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/nlsrtl/include
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/nlsrtl/public
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/network_src/include
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/network_src/public
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/network/include
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/network/public
include=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/plsql/public
code=ansi_c
ltype=short
sqlcheck=full
But I am able to build the CPPPro*C sample, albeit with loads of warnings.
I have followed all the installation instructions and the help provide on the technet site, but I still cannot get this to work.
or when I just try to "proc sample1.pc", I get the following
Pro*C/C++: Release 8.1.6.0.0 - Production on Tue Apr 10 09:17:37 2001
(c) Copyright 1999 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
System default option values taken from: /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.6/precomp/a
dmin/pcscfg.cfg
Syntax error at line 263, column 12, file /usr/include/libio.h:
Error at line 263, column 12 in file /usr/include/libio.h
size_t __nbytes));
...........1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "size_t" when expecting one of the following
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "enum," was substituted for "size_t" to continue.
Syntax error at line 272, column 11, file /usr/include/libio.h:
Error at line 272, column 11 in file /usr/include/libio.h
size_t __n));
..........1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "size_t" when expecting one of the following
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "enum," was substituted for "size_t" to continue.
Syntax error at line 364, column 9, file /usr/include/libio.h:
Error at line 364, column 9 in file /usr/include/libio.h
IOva_list, int *__restrict));
........1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "__gnuc_va_list" when expecting one of the f
ollowing:
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "auto," was substituted for "__gnuc_va_list" to continue.
Syntax error at line 366, column 10, file /usr/include/libio.h:
Error at line 366, column 10 in file /usr/include/libio.h
IOva_list));
.........1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "__gnuc_va_list" when expecting one of the f
ollowing:
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "auto," was substituted for "__gnuc_va_list" to continue.
Syntax error at line 368, column 19, file /usr/include/libio.h:
Error at line 368, column 19 in file /usr/include/libio.h
extern IOsize_t IOsgetn __P ((_IO_FILE *, void *, IOsize_t));
..................1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "_IO_sgetn" when expecting one of the follow
ing:
; , = ( [
The symbol ";" was substituted for "_IO_sgetn" to continue.
Syntax error at line 368, column 55, file /usr/include/libio.h:
Error at line 368, column 55 in file /usr/include/libio.h
extern IOsize_t IOsgetn __P ((_IO_FILE *, void *, IOsize_t));
......................................................1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "size_t" when expecting one of the following
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "auto," was substituted for "size_t" to continue.
Syntax error at line 233, column 18, file /usr/include/stdio.h:
Error at line 233, column 18 in file /usr/include/stdio.h
int __modes, size_t __n));
.................1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "size_t" when expecting one of the following
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "enum," was substituted for "size_t" to continue.
Syntax error at line 239, column 8, file /usr/include/stdio.h:
Error at line 239, column 8 in file /usr/include/stdio.h
size_t __size));
.......1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "size_t" when expecting one of the following
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "enum," was substituted for "size_t" to continue.
Syntax error at line 258, column 6, file /usr/include/stdio.h:
Error at line 258, column 6 in file /usr/include/stdio.h
Gva_list __arg));
.....1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "__gnuc_va_list" when expecting one of the f
ollowing:
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "enum," was substituted for "__gnuc_va_list" to continue.
Syntax error at line 261, column 5, file /usr/include/stdio.h:
Error at line 261, column 5 in file /usr/include/stdio.h
Gva_list __arg));
....1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "__gnuc_va_list" when expecting one of the f
ollowing:
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "enum," was substituted for "__gnuc_va_list" to continue.
Syntax error at line 265, column 6, file /usr/include/stdio.h:
Error at line 265, column 6 in file /usr/include/stdio.h
Gva_list __arg));
.....1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "__gnuc_va_list" when expecting one of the f
ollowing:
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "enum," was substituted for "__gnuc_va_list" to continue.
Syntax error at line 269, column 49, file /usr/include/stdio.h:
Error at line 269, column 49 in file /usr/include/stdio.h
extern int snprintf __P ((char *__restrict __s, size_t __maxlen,
................................................1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "size_t" when expecting one of the following
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "enum," was substituted for "size_t" to continue.
Syntax error at line 273, column 52, file /usr/include/stdio.h:
Error at line 273, column 52 in file /usr/include/stdio.h
extern int __vsnprintf __P ((char *__restrict __s, size_t __maxlen,
...................................................1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "size_t" when expecting one of the following
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "enum," was substituted for "size_t" to continue.
Syntax error at line 275, column 9, file /usr/include/stdio.h:
Error at line 275, column 9 in file /usr/include/stdio.h
Gva_list __arg))
........1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "__gnuc_va_list" when expecting one of the f
ollowing:
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "enum," was substituted for "__gnuc_va_list" to continue.
Syntax error at line 277, column 50, file /usr/include/stdio.h:
Error at line 277, column 50 in file /usr/include/stdio.h
extern int vsnprintf __P ((char *__restrict __s, size_t __maxlen,
.................................................1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "size_t" when expecting one of the following
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "enum," was substituted for "size_t" to continue.
Syntax error at line 279, column 7, file /usr/include/stdio.h:
Error at line 279, column 7 in file /usr/include/stdio.h
Gva_list __arg))
......1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "__gnuc_va_list" when expecting one of the f
ollowing:
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "enum," was substituted for "__gnuc_va_list" to continue.
Syntax error at line 442, column 15, file /usr/include/stdio.h:
Error at line 442, column 15 in file /usr/include/stdio.h
extern size_t fread __P ((void *__restrict __ptr, size_t __size,
..............1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "fread" when expecting one of the following:
; , = ( [
The symbol ";" was substituted for "fread" to continue.
Syntax error at line 442, column 51, file /usr/include/stdio.h:
Error at line 442, column 51 in file /usr/include/stdio.h
extern size_t fread __P ((void *__restrict __ptr, size_t __size,
..................................................1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "size_t" when expecting one of the following
... auto, char, const, double, enum, float, int, long,
ulong_varchar, OCIBFileLocator OCIBlobLocator,
OCIClobLocator, OCIDateTime, OCIExtProcContext, OCIInterval,
OCIRowid, OCIDate, OCINumber, OCIRaw, OCIString, register,
short, signed, sql_context, sql_cursor, static, struct,
union, unsigned, utext, uvarchar, varchar, void, volatile,
a typedef name, exec oracle, exec oracle begin, exec,
exec sql, exec sql begin, exec sql type, exec sql var,
The symbol "exec," was substituted for "size_t" to continue.
Syntax error at line 445, column 1, file /usr/include/stdio.h:
Error at line 445, column 1 in file /usr/include/stdio.h
extern size_t fwrite __P ((__const void *__restrict __ptr, size_t __size,
1
PCC-S-02201, Encountered the symbol "extern" when expecting one of the following
Error at line 0, column 0 in file sample1.pc
PCC-F-02102, Fatal error while doing C preprocessing
The same error occurs when I hacked an old make file from an old project to make sample1.pc
CC=gcc
CINC=$(SQL)/inc
SLIB=-L$(SQL)/lib -L$(CLIB)
LIBSAL=-lsal -lacc
ECHO=$(ORACLE_HOME)/bin/echodo
OBJS= sample1.o
# CK Leave this in. I might get this makefile working correctly
# at some future date.
#HDRS = cs_alloc_segment.h \
# orafunc.h
GET = get
GFLAGS =
CFLAGS= -O -DNDEBUG
# Acct Targets
AC_PRODUCTION_TARGETS= \
sample1
ac_production_targets: $(AC_PRODUCTION_TARGETS)
sample1: $(OBJS) \
$(PROC) $(PROCPLSFLAGS) iname=sample1.pc
@$(ECHO) $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -w0 -I $(CINC) $(LDFLAGS) \
-o sample \
$(PROLDLIBS) $(CLIB)/libacc.a \
-DSCRIPT_HARNESS sample1.c
rm sample1.c sample1.o
The reason I am doing this, is that the place where I'm currently working are trying to choose between NT/SQL-Server and Linux/Oracle. I am trying to prove that the latter is the better development/production platform. If you could give me any help on the above, I would be grateful.
regards
Tim

Answer 1

I have experienced similar to your PRO*C problems when trying to
compile the code containing function with variable number of
arguments (ellipse). The Pro*C complaind about the line
containing: va_list args;. It simply seems that in 8i version of
Oracle the PRO*C is not capable to preprocess this kind of
construct (and in your example there are more constructs it does
not cope with ;-).
My workaround was to set PARSE=PARTIAL option. Then the PRO*C is
only pre-processing the code found in declare sections and in
EXEC SQL sections. This means that the pre-processor will work
fine if you don't put the 'unparsable' constructs in any of
these sections. It worked for me... at least.
Regards,
P.