> C36 (Linux) Compiling Cactus with Redhat 8 or 9 with Intel compilers my build

>     fails in CactusBase/IOUtil because configure failed to find <sys/stat.h>
>
>     Intel supports their compilers only for RedHat 7.x, and gives no guarantees
>     for their compilers to work properly with newer releases. On RH 8/9.x there
>     is a problem with the include order of system header files with the new
>     glibc (you should see this in your configuration's config.log file) and
>     some other header needs to be included before <sys/stat.h>. The same
>     problem occurs with Debian Sarge.
>     One way to fix this is to ask your sys admin to edit the corresponding
>     Intel header file, or wait until Intel provides a patch. As a starting
>     point, here is a diff which worked for one user ...
>
> --- /opt/intel/compiler70/ia32/substitute_headers/sys/stat.h~   2003-05-09 20:45:49.000000000 +0200
> +++ /opt/intel/compiler70/ia32/substitute_headers/sys/stat.h    2003-09-23 23:26:42.000000000 +0200
> @@ -27,10 +27,17 @@
>
>  #include <bits/types.h>                /* For __mode_t and __dev_t.  */
>
> -#ifdef __USE_XOPEN
> -# define __need_time_t
> -# include <time.h>             /* For time_t.  */
> +#if defined __USE_XOPEN || defined __USE_MISC
> +# ifdef __USE_XOPEN
> +#  define __need_time_t
> +# endif
> +# ifdef __USE_MISC
> +#  define __need_timespec
> +# endif
> +# include <time.h>             /* For time_t resp. timespec.  */
> +#endif
>
> +#ifdef __USE_XOPEN
>  /* The Single Unix specification says that some more types are
>     available here.  */
>  # ifndef __dev_t_defined
>


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diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ
index 05f6278e..7379c70b 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ
+++ b/doc/FAQ
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Cactus Code Frequently Asked Questions
 
-$Header: /mnt/data2/cvs2svn/cvs-repositories/Cactus/doc/FAQ,v 1.72 2003-11-12 14:38:11 schnetter Exp $
+$Header: /mnt/data2/cvs2svn/cvs-repositories/Cactus/doc/FAQ,v 1.73 2003-12-02 02:54:59 allen Exp $
 
 Also available at http://www.cactuscode.org/Documentation/FAQ
 
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ C35 I started building a Cactus configuration and it asked me if
     I wanted to edit the thornlist, I pressed 'y' and then 'enter'
     but nothing happened?
 
+C36 (Linux) Compiling Cactus with Redhat 8 or 9 it fails in CactusBase/IOUtil
+    because the system failed to find <sys/stat.h>
+
 
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@@ -1022,6 +1025,43 @@ C35 I started building a Cactus configuration and it asked me if
     variable as an editor at this point, check that this variable is 
     defined and is actually a working editor.
         
+C36 (Linux) Compiling Cactus with Redhat 8 or 9 with Intel compilers my build 
+    fails in CactusBase/IOUtil because configure failed to find <sys/stat.h>
+
+    Intel supports their compilers only for RedHat 7.x, and gives no guarantees 
+    for their compilers to work properly with newer releases. On RH 8/9.x there 
+    is a problem with the include order of system header files with the new 
+    glibc (you should see this in your configuration's config.log file) and 
+    some other header needs to be included before <sys/stat.h>. The same 
+    problem occurs with Debian Sarge.
+    One way to fix this is to ask your sys admin to edit the corresponding 
+    Intel header file, or wait until Intel provides a patch. As a starting 
+    point, here is a diff which worked for one user ...
+
+--- /opt/intel/compiler70/ia32/substitute_headers/sys/stat.h~   2003-05-09 20:45:49.000000000 +0200
++++ /opt/intel/compiler70/ia32/substitute_headers/sys/stat.h    2003-09-23 23:26:42.000000000 +0200
+@@ -27,10 +27,17 @@
+ 
+ #include <bits/types.h>                /* For __mode_t and __dev_t.  */
+ 
+-#ifdef __USE_XOPEN
+-# define __need_time_t
+-# include <time.h>             /* For time_t.  */
++#if defined __USE_XOPEN || defined __USE_MISC
++# ifdef __USE_XOPEN
++#  define __need_time_t
++# endif
++# ifdef __USE_MISC
++#  define __need_timespec
++# endif
++# include <time.h>             /* For time_t resp. timespec.  */
++#endif
+ 
++#ifdef __USE_XOPEN
+ /* The Single Unix specification says that some more types are
+    available here.  */
+ # ifndef __dev_t_defined
+
 
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