bug#13516: tests/rm/unread3 fails on Mac OS X 10.8

2013-01-30 Thread Paul Eggert
On 01/30/2013 03:59 PM, Global Odey wrote: > On 1/30/13 1:25 AM, Paul Eggert wrote: >> Can you use GDB to debug the situation? > No. That is, I'm willing but apparently not able. >> Try running something like this: >> >> gdb test-getcwd >> b getcwd >> r >> fin >> p errno > GDB didn't seem to offer

bug#13516: tests/rm/unread3 fails on Mac OS X 10.8

2013-01-30 Thread Global Odey
On 1/30/13 1:25 AM, Paul Eggert wrote: Can you use GDB to debug the situation? No. That is, I'm willing but apparently not able. Try running something like this: gdb test-getcwd b getcwd r fin p errno GDB didn't seem to offer up much. It was able to find getcwd (after loading shared libraries

bug#13582: [PATCH] stat: add ext4 to the ext2/ext3 list

2013-01-30 Thread Bob Proulx
Bernhard Voelker wrote: > Reading (again) through it, it seems to me that we have 2 arguments: > > a) basically, it would be good to be able to distinguish ext2/ext3 > from ext4 while it is problematic in the real world due to EXT4's > nature - or at least would bring a lot of code into stat. Yes

bug#13582: [PATCH] stat: add ext4 to the ext2/ext3 list

2013-01-30 Thread Bernhard Voelker
On 01/30/2013 10:27 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > I am just adding references here to tie in the previous discussions. Thanks for that excellent summary. Reading (again) through it, it seems to me that we have 2 arguments: a) basically, it would be good to be able to distinguish ext2/ext3 from ext4 wh

bug#13582: [PATCH] stat: add ext4 to the ext2/ext3 list

2013-01-30 Thread Bob Proulx
I am just adding references here to tie in the previous discussions. The bugzilla.redhat.com discussion actually has the best analysis of the problem. However let me summarize (and plagarize) as best as I can here. In https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=485507 Eric Sandeen proposed to

bug#13582: [PATCH] stat: add ext4 to the ext2/ext3 list

2013-01-30 Thread Bob Proulx
reopen 13582 severity 13582 wishlist thanks Bernhard Voelker wrote: > I feel very sorry if my words were a bit harsh. > > Admitted, you refer to this in README: > > If your patch adds a new feature, please try to get some sort of consensus > that it is a worthwhile change. One way to do tha