Re: [PATCH] tests: add missing sys/types.h for ls speed-up test

[Jérémy Compostella]

Jim,

> > Thank you for the report and the patch.

> > Please tell us what type/version of compiler/system you're using.

> > It's good to include that information, especially since ssize_t

> > is supposed to be defined via stdio.h.  Then it is clear that this

> > change is working around a problem with non-conforming systems.

> Here the requested information:

> - linux kernel: Linux Apollo 3.2.0-rc7+ #75 SMP Thu Jan 5 18:14:54 CET

>   2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux

> - gcc (Debian 4.4.5-8) 4.4.5

> - libc6-dev 2.11.2-10

I made some search. This issue is Debian related (I got another computer

with a recent Ubuntu and the problem is gone, version 2.13-0ubuntu13). I

am able to reproduce this issue on my Debian server too. I tested it

because my current laptop is a little bit customized and I don't trust

it at some points.

According to http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11125, this

issue has been reported on version 2.11 which is the current Debian GNU

libc distributed version and has been fixed. I just make the last Debian

update I always have this issue.

This has been fixed in glibc commit

cd2f000c074b07931bd78ab5ff5fa3c0f7db628a released with the 2.12 glibc

version.

So, the patch I proposed is clearly a Debian squeeze (2.11) workaround.

I will try to raise a bug report to the Debian team to see if they can pick

this commit in their branch.

Cheers,

Jérémy