Subject: Re: port-alpha/5154: 64 bit clean problem with struct stat on NetBSD/alpha
To: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@pa.dec.com>
From: None <eric@cirr.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/12/1998 16:24:50
"Chris G. Demetriou" writes:
- FYI, this was documented in the NetBSD 1.3 "LAST_MINUTE" file, has
- already been fixed in NetBSD-current, and will be fixed in the NetBSD
- 1.3.1 patch release.  (From messages on current-users, the source
- diffs for 1.3.1 (from 1.3) are already available, at
- ftp.netbsd.org:pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.3.1/source.)

	It has been pointed out ot me that it was in
LAST_MINUTE, and in re-reading it, I find the reference clearly.
Apologies for a duplicate bug report. 

	I've tried to pick up the source diffs for 1.3.1, but
they are not readable by folks outside group netbsd.  I will
wait for the release announcement on netbsd-announce.

- For the record, as far as I'm concerned, none of those facts excuse
- the problem showing up in the release.  Many simple tests, including
- building X -- which was supposed to be part of the release process --
- would have showed the problem.  (In fact, if I recall correctly,
- building X was how the problem was discovered.)

	Building X (in particular, imake) was how I found it.

	Many thanks for a fine product on all platforms (and I
run NetBSD on i386, hp300, sparc and alpha, and look forward to
porting it to hp700)

--
Eric Schnoebelen		eric@cirr.com		http://www.cirr.com
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    works.  An incorrect model can be a useful tool. -- Kelvin Throop III