help on a compiling on linux machine

[Jonathan Wakely]

On 29 February 2012 18:06, yuwb <yuwb_personal@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I am compiling a code named  http://old.nabble.com/file/p33415964/timers.c
> timers.c  out of the metis package, it includes a header file
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p33415964/GKlib.h GKlib.h .  On PC windows 7, I
> have no problem compiling it. However, on linux, I am getting the following
> error message:
>
> timers.c: In function gk_CPUSeconds:
> timers.c:45:19: error: storage size of r isn't known
> timers.c:47:15: error: RUSAGE_SELF undeclared (first use in this function)
>
> I am using gcc version 4.7.0 20110416 (experimental). Please help me figure
> out what is wrong?

The code probably fails to include the necessary headers that define
RUSAGE_SELF.

You need

       #include <sys/time.h>
       #include <sys/resource.h>