> -sparse and gcc using: > +The xfsprogs Makefile has a convenient shortcut to running sparse, by setting > +the C ("check") variable on the make commandline. To perform generic checks, > + > + make C=1 > + > +which checks with -Wsparse-all -Wno-transparent-union -Wno-return-void > +-Wno-undef -Wno-non-pointer-null, or to perform the bitwise checks, use > + > + make C=2 > + > +which checks with -Wbitwise -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ Out of all the sparce checks applicable to xfsprogs endianess is by far the most impotant one. I don't think it makes any sense to ever turn it off..