Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 12 Mar 1999 11:08:16 +0100 | From | Matthew Wilcox <> | Subject | Re: struct stat |
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Albert D. Cahalan wrote: > Matthew Wilcox writes: > > So it is quite clear that one can reasonably expect to compare st_dev > > with the = operator, and therefore glibc is in error. > No surprise there. They use a 56-bit major and a 8-bit minor too! > They will need to redo everything for ino_t and others anyway.
> In your case, change __dev_t to __u32 (which you may define) and > add padding every place that __dev_t was used. Assuming you are > using a PC, add your padding after the __dev_t.
> Tell them to wait for the kernel next time rather than trying to > decide Linux data types all by themselves.
For the record, I am not interested in bashing the libc developers. By and large, I think they do a good job in difficult circumstances. I am only interested in having a solution to the problem. I therefore wish to disassociate myself from Albert's remarks.
-- Matthew Wilcox <willy@bofh.ai> "I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making use of one's contributions to computer science." -- Donald E. Knuth, TAoCP vol 3
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