Re: [bug-idutils] [PATCH 1/4] mkid: use ftello (not ftell) and fail if an offset is 2^32 or larger

[Jim Meyering]

Claudio Fontana wrote:
> On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Jim Meyering <address@hidden> wrote:
>> * src/mkid.c (write_id_file): Use ftello, not ftell.
>
> maybe a fallback to ftell should be needed in case ftello is not available?
> IIRC, while maintaining idutils for a short while, I was mailed by
> people using idutils with old linux versions. I don't know how old,
> but..
>
> The man page says
>
> CONFORMING TO
>        SUSv2, POSIX.1-2001.
>
> NOTES
>        These  functions  are  found  on  System  V-like systems.  They are not
>        present in libc4, libc5, glibc 2.0 but are available since glibc 2.1.

Hi Claudio,

Thanks for the review -- it's nice to know I'm not alone.

However, there's no need to worry.  Gnulib provides a replacement
ftello function precisely to accommodate such deficient systems.