Dear Kenneth,

> Bert,
> 
> The first part of the problem is that the fourth and fifth formal
> parameters to 'getdefaults' are defined as 'int *' but the variables
> 'plimit' and 'flimit' in 'swish.c' are declared as 'long'.
> 
> You can change the declaration and definition of getdefaults to
> expect 'long *' for parameters four and five:
> 
>  void getdefaults _AP ((char *, int *, int *, long *, long *, int))
> 
> The function definition is:
> 
>  void getdefaults(conffile, hasdir, hasindex, plimit, flimit,hasverbose)
>  char *conffile;
>  int *hasdir;
>  int *hasindex;
>  long *plimit;
>  long *flimit;
>  int hasverbose;  
> 
> Your must be compiling in ANSI mode and hence the mistmatch is being
> detected. One option is to compile in K&R mode instead. The gcc
> compiler is quite forgiving about ANSI/K&R conformance and hence you
> are only receiving warnings anyway. I guess most people must
> ignore them.
> 
> Rgds,
> Kenneth

You were right: the above resolved the first part of my problem; 
thanks!

Bert
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