Bug#218980: parted: FTBFS : probably due to new glibc and 2.6.0-test linux kernel headers.

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Mon, Nov 03, 2003 at 02:23:46PM -0500, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> > I am a bit at a loss on how to solve this problem though. I guess it is
> > trying to do a sizeof(size_t[1]) which is the cause of the first
> > problem, and that it is trying to compare sizeof(t) with (1 << _IOC_SIZEBITS)
> > which is the cause of the second error. Or maybe the second error is
> > because the result of sizeof(t) is unsigned while
> > __invalid_size_argument_for_IOC is not.
> 
> This macro is there to ensure that people don't use size_t, I thought. 
> I'd have to read the discussion on LKML again though.

The problem is that it is not people who use the size_t macro, but the
linux-kernel-headers themselves. 

Any new on this, it is really a pain to have, since i can't thus
continue working on parted and at the same time upgrade my system.

Also, it totally breaks building parted, and i feel that it should
have a priority higher than it has now, not sure though.

Anyway, is there anyway i can help on this, so that it gets solved ?

Friendly,

Sven Luther