Re: Bug#1070042: libarchive: archive_entry_stat returns zero size on mips64el with _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64

["Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>]

reassign 1070042 e2fsprogs 1.47.1~rc1-1
retitle mke2fs -d foo.tar is broken on mips64el
thanks

On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 11:12:36AM +0300, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> > AC_SYS_LARGEFILE was added to e2fsprogs configure.ac 2 years ago, 
> > therefore manual
> >   #define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64
> >   #define _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE 1
> > should no longer be necessary for architectures where it is needed.
> 
> Yeah, I think that's what Helmut Grohne said in #1068251, I knew I had
> seen it before. So IMHO the problem here is indeed not in libarchive, but,
> yes, in e2fsprogs setting FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 unconditionally.
> 
> As such, if no one objects, I think this bug should be closed and
> e2fsprogs should indeed rely on AC_SYS_LARGEFILE (as libarchive already does)
> instead.

Thanks for the analysis!  I've reassigned this bug to e2fsprogs and I
will fix it on my end.

Cheers,

						- Ted