activation-helper.c does not compile beacuse the function _dbus_check_is_valid_bus_name is undefined. I have grepped for it and it does not exist neither in the bus nor dbus directories.
It's defined via macro in http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus/api/html/dbus-marshal-validate_8c-source.html look for DEFINE_DBUS_NAME_CHECK(bus_name) So something more complicated is going on, perhaps. What is your OS and version?
ok, the problem was that i was using --disable-checks, in which case that check should not be used. Anyway, removing that line from the configure arguments fixed it.
Right, the code should be using _dbus_validate_bus_name(), thanks. Fixed in cvs.
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