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Re: ac_sys_largefile / fseeko problem


From: Petr Vandrovec
Subject: Re: ac_sys_largefile / fseeko problem
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:23:02 +0100

On 17 Mar 03 at 15:08, Guido Draheim wrote:
> Petr Vandrovec schrieb:
> So, it boils down that one might need to choose from:
> (a) #error out when the user did ask for OFFSET64 but did
>      not ask for LARGEFILE. The OFFSET64 implies LFS extensions.
> (b) ignore OFFSET64 and leave sizeof(off_t) as sizeof(long),
>      since the sources did not say they are LARGEFILE ready
>      but some other parts have said they are ready for loff.
>      This is plain wrong for its problems in mixing libraries
>      and their headers.
> (c) silently enable LARGEFILE when OFFSET64 is seen and
>      provide the user with an fseeko that maps to fseeko64
>      to avoid callframe-mismatch. That's what I'm asking for.

You get warning. In C++ you get error. If you ignore warnings, it is
your problem...
 
> So, after that long text, a question to you: what's wrong
> the implication OFFSET64 -> LARGEFILE.

That you define fseeko/ftello even if you did not asked for them.
You are saying to the library that your code is not UNIX98 aware
and that your code does not want fseeko/ftello. So you get exactly
you asked for. Either declare your code as UNIX98 aware, or as
wanting fseeko/ftello, and all your troubles will disappear.

C library must not declare symbols without leading __ just itself,
as it shares namespace with app, and even if app is built with
LARGEFILE64_SOURCE, it can still expect to have its own fseeko
function which does something completely different.

You can read archives - while googling for LFS text I found quite a lot
'ac_sys_largefile' discussions, all comming down to the "Use proper
#define for your code" and do not ignore warnings.
                                        Petr Vandrovec
                                        





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