[mythtv] lcddevice.cpp:137: error: ‘system’ was not declared in this scope

[Ruediger Oertel]

On Sun, 4 Nov 2007, Bart Schelstraete wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to build MythTv from source, but doesn't work as expected.
> I used the trunk version by executing:  svn co
> http://cvs.mythtv.org/svn/trunk/mythtv
> Then I' v run the following configure: ./configure --prefix=/usr
> --enable-iptv --disable-firewire --disable-lirc
> --disable-joystick-menu --disable-dvb  --disable-audio-jack
> --disable-dbox2 --disable-hdhomerun  --disable-audio-alsa
> --disable-audio-oss --disable-mmx --disable-ivtv  --disable-directfb
> --enable-proc-opt
> 
> but this fails:
> lcddevice.cpp: In member function 'bool LCD::connectToHost(const
> QString&, unsigned int)':
> lcddevice.cpp:137: error: 'system' was not declared in this scope
> make[2]: *** [lcddevice.o] Error 1
> 
> Anybody who has the same problem, and knows what to do?

wild guess: you are using a gcc-4.3 snapshot.
try to include <stdlib.h> or <cstdlib> which should help.

I've already got a patch to be able to compile mythtv with
gcc-4.3 but haven't got around to go all the way through mythplugins
yet.

-- 
with kind regards (mit freundlichem Grinsen),
   Ruediger Oertel (ro at novell.com,ro at suse.de,bugfinder at t-online.de)
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