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Re: installing a deb package on RH WAS:[ longrun utility error]

Your binary worked perfectly.  I'm going to look over
the changes in the diff file- so I can alter the
wmlongrun utility.

Rick

 --- Francois Gurin <> wrote: > 
> i normally use alien to convert rpms to debs, shoudl
> work the other way around
> as well..  search the diff for longrun.c.  debian
> diffs include all the 
> changes to pristine source to fix bugs and also make
> it debianized, in one
> bug patch.
> 
> one of the first changes is:
> +#define __USE_FILE_OFFSET64 /* we should use 64 bit
> offset for pread/pwrite */
> 
> you can also try just the binary, i put my working
> one up on 
> 
> http://www.spic.net/u1/linux/dl/longrun
> http://www.spic.net/u1/linux/dl/longrun.md5sum
> 
> it only has has dependencies on libc6 so should work
> off the bat
> $ ldd /usr/bin/longrun 
>         libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x41014000)
>         /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2
> (0x41000000)
> 
> 
> to the rest of the list: sorry about the subject
> line, i have procmail toss
> in the wear-hard tag and often forget to remove it
> before sending out :p
> 
> --francois
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 12:48:23PM -0500, Rick Jones
> wrote:
> > I thought some actual code got changed but
> appearantly
> > it is just in the makefile or am I just
> > misunderstanding this....
> > 
> >
>
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/longrun/longrun_0.9-7.diff.gz
> > 
> > Rick
> > 
> >  --- Rick Jones <> wrote: > Ok I
> got
> > the new code.. but it's a deb package.  How
> > > do I get the deb package to a usable form on RH?
> > > 
> > >  --- Francois Gurin <> wrote: > 
> > > > 
> > > > i wouldn't spend more time with the kernel
> just
> > > yet,
> > > > cpuid 
> > > > appears to be working.  try an strace of
> longrun
> > > to
> > > > see if 
> > > > it sheds any light on the failure.  from the
> error
> > > 
> > > > cited 
> > > > below, i'd venture longrun can't parse the
> input. 
> > > > looking 
> > > > at the debian changelog for longrun 0.9-7
> shows:
> > > >   * fix pread(),pwrite() offset problem,
> closes:
> > > > #165781
> > > > 
> > > > this may have something to do with your
> problem. 
> > > in
> > > > fact, 
> > > > checking out the bug report (below) shows the
> > > exact
> > > > same 
> > > > error message.  i don't know if this fix is in
> the
> > > > latest
> > > > upstream version, but you can always grab the
> > > debian
> > > > package
> > > > or just the diff and rebuild from there.  hope
> > > this
> > > > helps.
> > > > 
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=no&bug=165781
> > > > 
> > > > --francois
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 10:15:50PM -0500, Rick
> > > Jones
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > I'm using RH8.0 kernel 2.4.18.. I gave read
> and
> > > > write
> > > > > permissions 666 to /dev/cpu/0/cpuid.  I can
> read
> > > > > the string you mentioned from cpuid. 
> However, I
> > > > am
> > > > > still getting the error "longrun: error
> reading
> > > > > /dev/cpu/0/cpuid: Invalid argument"
> > > > > 
> > > > > I've tried it with both kernels (msr/cpuid
> as
> > > > static
> > > > > or modules).  I'm rebuilding the static
> kernel
> > > for
> > > > > devfs.  I'll post more after I get it done
> and
> > > > tested.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Any ideas feel free to reply..
> > > > > 
> > > > > Rick
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >  --- Francois Gurin <> wrote:
> > 
> > > > > > what kernel version are you running?
> > > > occasionally a
> > > > > > build of 2.4.20 will
> > > > > > compile but otherwise not actually init
> either
> > > > cpuid
> > > > > > or msr.  i've also 
> > > > > > had an instance of longrun just refusing
> to
> > > read
> > > > the
> > > > > > device.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > a quick check is to cat cpuid.  be sure
> you
> > > have
> > > > > > read permision on the node
> > > > > > and you should see somthing like
> GenuMx86ineTC
> > > > with
> > > > > > some garbage.  
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > if you don't get anything, try enabling
> devfs
> > > &
> > > > > > devfsd and try again.  
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > devfs will give an idea of what's going
> on. 
> > > if
> > > > > > neither cpuid or msr nodes
> > > > > > appear, the kernel isn't loading them
> > > properly. 
> > > > if
> > > > > > cpuid is blank, then 
> > > > > > i don't know what to tell you.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > if you do see the GenuMx86ineTC string,
> make
> > > > sure
> > > > > > you have read and write
> > > > > > access to the nodes, as longrun needs to
> write
> > > > to
> > > > > > the devices.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > this should hopefully give you an idea of
> > > what's
> > > > > > failing and where.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > --francois
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 10:49:13PM -0500,
> Rick
> > > > Jones
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > I did some different things..  
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I removed the msr and cpuid from
> /dev/cpu/0
> > > > and
> > > > > > tried
> > > > > > > the kernel with the static msr and cpuid
>   -
> > > > same
> > > > > > > error msg.   I ran the MAKEDEV again and
> > > tried
> > > > it
> 
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