Paul Vojta wrote: > > 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.
I found similar bug in kbd package... I will file a bug report now. Thanks. -- Eric Delaunay | "La guerre justifie l'existence des militaires. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | En les supprimant." Henri Jeanson (1900-1970)
