Re: fwrite problems and bringing down MiNT

[Frank Naumann <fnaumann@prinz-atm.cs.Uni-Magdeburg.DE>]

Hi Draco!

> He actually mentioned the Minix FS. I think it would be easier to fix that
> at the DOS level, something like this:
> 
> --- dosfile.c.orig      Tue Jun  9 13:28:56 1998                                
> +++ dosfile.c   Tue Jun  9 13:32:20 1998                                        
> @@ -674,6 +674,11 @@                                                            
>  #endif                                                                         
>             proc = curproc;                                                     
>                                                                                 
> +       if (count <= 0) {                                                       
> +               DEBUG(("Fwrite: invalid count: %d", count));                    
> +               return ERANGE;                                                  
> +       }                                                                       
> +                                                                               
>         if (fh < MIN_HANDLE || fh >= MAX_OPEN || 0 == (f =  proc->handle[fh])) { 
>                 DEBUG(("Fwrite: bad handle: %d", fh));                          
>                 return EIHNDL;                                                  

I disagree. Sometimes it can be better for *some* xfs to allow negative 
numbers.


Tschuess
   ...Frank

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