Try export CFLAGS="-std=c99"

Same problem here.

@methane that will likely be a workaround, but should be fixed somewhere in https://github.com/PyMySQL/mysqlclient/blob/master/setup_posix.py as far as I can. tell.

Can confirm CFLAGS="-std=c99" pip install mysqlclient works as a workaround.

Not sure how I would apply that via a requirements.txt file, so I've constrained to the previous version which is ok.

Hi, same problem here with debian Jessie (Yeah we have some servers work with a oldoldstable.. :/ We work on it !)

Meanwhile, CFLAGS="-std=c99" works as a workaround too.

#455 Reverts the Maria version and should solve this issue. 2.0.3 needs to be released.

@methane error on Centos7 with gcc~4.8.5 comes from this commit . The solution is either to refactor method or add the CFLAG="-std=99".

error on Centos7 with gcc~4.8.5 comes from this commit .

Thanks. I know it of course. I just don't have time to create new release.

The solution is either to refactor method

Rewriting code from C99 to C89 is not "refactoring". As you know, it's 2020 already.

or add the CFLAG="-std=99".

I know it of course. Everyone who can understand compiler error know it.

And all CentOS user should know it too and expect this kind of errors when using new OSS softwares on old CentOS.

Many OSS use recent Ubuntu LTS for CI. And CentOS users chose "self support" instead of paying red hat supoprt.
So CentOS users should expect all troubles caused by running new software on old platform, and can fix them by themselves.

If you think this trouble is so serious, I recommend you to switch to Ubuntu TLS. Ubuntu is the default OS for OSS CIs (Github Actions, Travis-CI, and so on). Or you can use RHEL for paid support.
CentOS is going to die except CentOS Stream. https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/ .

@methane Not sure I'm getting what you are proposing. Do you imply that the setting --std=c99 should not be handed to the compiler, even though the project is written in it?

What I'm proposing is to stop sending more "me too" message or any other advices. All comments in this thread are just spam to me.