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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: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 07:11:16 -0800

On Sat, Mar 01, 2014 at 09:57:38PM -0500, Phillip Susi wrote:
> On 02/28/2014 02:29 PM, Brian C. Lane wrote:
> >>> 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.
> 
> So this test already fails for me on current git master ( didn't have
> that perl module installed before so it was skipped ), apparently
> because gpt-header-munge puts the backup gpt in the wrong place.  Do
> you happen to remember what the error was you saw on the other systems?

Sorry I don't. I just remember that it was related to big vs. little
endian support.

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

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