Bug#299095: attr-2.4.21-1 to stop using syscalls

2006-02-21 Thread Michael Banck
On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 06:59:37AM +1100, Nathan Scott wrote: > > attached is a patch which fixes the compilation of the ioctl syscalls on > > hurd-i386 by essentially exempting that file. > > OOC, what was the compiler error? Actually, it appears the compile runs fine (modulo the PATH_MAX issue

Bug#299095: attr-2.4.21-1 to stop using syscalls

2006-02-21 Thread Nathan Scott
On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 05:59:10PM +0100, Michael Banck wrote: > tags 299095 +patch > thanks > > Hi, > > attached is a patch which fixes the compilation of the ioctl syscalls on > hurd-i386 by essentially exempting that file. OOC, what was the compiler error? > A more elegant fix would be to ch

Bug#299095: attr-2.4.21-1 to stop using syscalls

2006-02-21 Thread Michael Banck
tags 299095 +patch thanks Hi, attached is a patch which fixes the compilation of the ioctl syscalls on hurd-i386 by essentially exempting that file. A more elegant fix would be to check whether the *xattr are available in glibc and use them rather than the syscalls. Not sure how upstream feels

Bug#299095: attr-2.4.21-1 to stop using syscalls

2005-03-11 Thread Barry deFreese
Package: attr Version: 2.4.21-1 Status: Wishlist Probably an upstream fix but the package should rely on (or at least check for) functions from libc rather than implicitly using syscalls.c from GNU/Linux. Thank you, Barry deFreese (aka bddebian) DD Wannabe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL