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[PATCH 19/19] tests: Restrict gpt-header-munge to little-endian systems

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From: "Brian C. Lane" <bcl <at> redhat.com>
To: Phillip Susi <psusi <at> ubuntu.com>
Cc: 15350 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15350: [PATCH 19/19] tests: Restrict gpt-header-munge to little-endian systems
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:29:52 -0800

On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 02:15:52PM -0500, Phillip Susi wrote:
> On 9/11/2013 3:25 PM, Brian C. Lane wrote:
> > From: "Brian C. Lane" <bcl <at> redhat.com>
> > 
> > gpt-header-munge uses perl to manipulate the gpt header for the
> > test. It only works on 64 bit little-endian systems so restrict it
> > to x86_64 only.
> 
> I was wondering; is this a bug in the script, or a bug in perl?  It
> would be preferable to fix it so it works than to skip it.

IIRC it is a problem with using perl to do this, its unpack doesn't
handle the order correctly.

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Brian C. Lane | Anaconda Team | IRC: bcl #anaconda | Port Orchard, WA (PST8PDT)

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