Re: [9fans] tclport - stat problems

Re: [9fans] tclport - stat problems

[steve.simon]

A guess:
File sizes are 64 bit in plan9 - maybe
the tcl source assumes 32 bit files?

-Steve

[9fans] tclport - stat problems - fix

[will551]

hi
got that problem with stat fixed around midnight last night!
turned out that the default compile for Tcl was setting some
types to different types e.g. size_t to int. Some of these
types were used in the stat structure which of course was
already compiled with the original sizes.
I am running the Tcl test procedures at the moment so
will hopefully have a build early next week.
l8r
will551

> I am have a problem with the function stat.
> When I ask for the file size of a file with the tcl "file" command I get
> a huge number that doesnt seem to relate to the file size at all:
> % file size blah.file
> 512341234556

[9fans] tclport - stat problems

[will551]

hi
The tcl port is going well - I have a standalone binary "tclsh"
at the moment and am successfully running some test scripts.
I am have a problem with the function stat.
When I ask for the file size of a file with the tcl "file" command I get
a huge number that doesnt seem to relate to the file size at all:
% file size blah.file
512341234556

I have traced the call in the tcl code and all it does is call the
stat function. I wrote the code in a standalone C program and it worked
fine. So maybe its memory problems? but I have tried a malloc on the
stat structure and tried sending the address of a stat structure, all
to no avail.
The tcl binary is about 5.5 megs...
Anyone have any ideas
l8r
will551