window maker "make" / "make install" problem

[xiekke]

i decided to try out windowmkaer 0.92.9, after downloaded the tar and extracted, i ./configure, and after when i type
"make" or "make install" from the root or the user, it always ends up with the a few of the same error lines.
************************************************** ************************************************** **
x86_specific.c: In function 'x86_mmx_TrueColor_32_to_16':
x86_specific.c:107: error: can't find a register in class 'GENERAL_REGS' while reloading 'asm'
make[2]: *** [x86_specific.lo] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/max/WindowMaker-0.92.0/wrlib'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/max/WindowMaker-0.92.0/wrlib'
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
************************************************** ************************************************** **
i am sure someone you have seen this before, so what do i do?

[rob.rice]

what I would do is try an older version
most of the time an error like this comes from a syntax error in the source
that the compiler can't make sence out of
it could be that your not useing the right version of gcc
it could also be that a libaray is missing ( most of the time .configure will catch this and tell you what is missing )
reread the README file to make sure you have evering thing and the right version of gcc or you could install a prebuilt package for your distro

[joeybernard]

This issue is a problem with GCC. I just tried to compile it with version 4 and got the same error as you did. By using

export CC=gcc-3.4

before running configure, I was able to force configure to use the 3.4 version of GCC I also have installed on my box. I would suggest you do the same.

Joey