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Compilation error on module_run.c with Ubuntu 16.04.

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
32/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
c, ubuntu

Research direction

Start by reproducing the build from the repository Makefile on Ubuntu 16.04 and inspect module_run.c around process_control_event, especially line 277. Review the OpenFlow headers in use and utils.h for the reported warnings; done means the project builds successfully without the reported compilation failure.

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Description

The error is as follows:

module_run.c: In function ‘process_control_event’:
module_run.c:277:20: error: ‘OFPT_STATS_REPLY’ undeclared (first use in this function)
if(ofph->type > OFPT_STATS_REPLY) // FIXME: update for new openflow versions
^
module_run.c:277:20: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
module_run.c:279:24: warning: format ‘%zd’ expects argument of type ‘signed size_t’, but argument 4 has type ‘int’ [-Wformat=]
fprintf(stderr, "%s:%zd :: Data buffer probably trashed : unknown openflow type %d\n",
^
In file included from module_run.c:20:0:
module_run.c: At top level:
utils.h:34:12: warning: inline function ‘time_diff’ declared but never defined
inline int time_diff(struct timeval now, struct timeval *then);
^
Makefile:605: recipe for target 'module_run.o' failed
make[2]: *
* [module_run.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/mininet/oflops'
Makefile:641: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/mininet/oflops'
Makefile:433: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2

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