compiling the billions of Pi digits.c file

[Sisyphus]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "glassy" <glassymeow at yahoo.com>

> how to compile and build the file "gmp-chudnovsky.c"
> in the http://swox.com/gmp/pi-with-gmp.html
> i am not a programmer, just a user, i hope someone could give a detailed
insructions.
> i have failed in compiling the file using VC++ v6.0 under winows xp

It builds ok with the MinGW (native windows) port of the gcc compiler on
Win32, but when I try to build with VC7.0, I get the following
warnings/errors during compilation:

gmp-chudnovsky.c(176) : warning C4005: 'min' : macro redefinition
        F:\vsnet\Vc7\include\stdlib.h(415) : see previous definition of
'min'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(177) : warning C4005: 'max' : macro redefinition
        F:\vsnet\Vc7\include\stdlib.h(414) : see previous definition of
'max'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(211) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 'inline'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(212) : error C2085: 'fac_reset' : not in formal parameter
list
gmp-chudnovsky.c(212) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(217) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 'inline'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(218) : error C2085: 'fac_init_size' : not in formal
parameter list
gmp-chudnovsky.c(218) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(230) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 'inline'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(231) : error C2085: 'fac_init' : not in formal parameter
list
gmp-chudnovsky.c(231) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(236) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 'inline'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(237) : error C2085: 'fac_clear' : not in formal parameter
list
gmp-chudnovsky.c(237) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(242) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 'inline'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(243) : error C2085: 'fac_resize' : not in formal parameter
list

gmp-chudnovsky.c(243) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(252) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 'inline'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(253) : error C2085: 'fac_set_bp' : not in formal parameter
list

gmp-chudnovsky.c(253) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(266) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 'inline'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(267) : error C2085: 'fac_mul2' : not in formal parameter
list
gmp-chudnovsky.c(267) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(299) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 'inline'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(300) : error C2085: 'fac_mul' : not in formal parameter
list
gmp-chudnovsky.c(300) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(311) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 'inline'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(312) : error C2085: 'fac_mul_bp' : not in formal parameter
list

gmp-chudnovsky.c(312) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(319) : error C2054: expected '(' to follow 'inline'
gmp-chudnovsky.c(320) : error C2085: 'fac_compact' : not in formal parameter
list
gmp-chudnovsky.c(320) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'

I think these errors all stem from the fact that VC7.0 (and, I assume,
VC6.0) expect a '(' to follow 'inline'. I don't know, offhand, how to
rewrite that code in such a way that Microsoft compilers will find it
acceptable ... and it's something that's off-topic for this list. Perhaps
some kind soul who knows the answer will tell you anyway :-)
Otherwise you could ask for advice on how to handle this situation at (eg)
the comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc newsgroup where (I think) such
questions *are* on topic.

If the error you get is significantly different to the above, then it might
be best to let us know just what the error is.

Cheers,
Rob