> Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 15:18:11 +0100 (CET) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (debian bug tracking system), > debian-sparc@lists.debian.org (debian sparc group) > From: Eric Delaunay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: bad mke2fs behavior on sparc > > Latest mke2fs zeroes the first sector of the partition is is formating. > It is really bad on sparc when the partition starts at sector 0 because it > kills the partition table :(( > I took a quick look into e2fsprogs sources: it seems to be aware of this case > because I saw the next lines in the code: > > #ifndef sparc > #define ZAP_BOOTBLOCK > #endif > > Since the compiled program does not work like expected, it could be a > compilation problem. Could be because sparc macro is not define anymore ?
Yes, that is correct. Use #ifndef __sparc__ instead. --Paul Vojta, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
