some ideas whom should i write to and what else should i try i've already written to the developers of e2fsprogs and to Hans Reiser but i still don't have a reply( it was 2-3 days ago) and mr Hans Reiser wonts $25 for looking at a problem i'll write them again Jean-Eric Cuendet wrote: >>and one more question about the min-max >>i don't speak "C" can you tell me how to do it with pre >>linux-2.4.9patches wich i wont to aply to linux-2.4.10pre2 >>and they are giving me problems >>with min-max definition >> > >The min/max functions are simple functions that return the min/max of >two numbers. >Ex: min(3,4) return 3 >Now, Linus has added a type to those functions in 2.4.8 (I think): >Ex: min(int, 3, 4) = 3 >Or: min(float, -6.45, 4.5) = -6.45 > >So, either you change the call from: >min(a, b) to min(int,a,b) >Or you add the provided replacement functions: >#define min(a,b) (((a)<(b))?(a):(b)) >#define max(a,b) (((a)>(b))?(a):(b)) >At the *beginning* of the file (before anything else). > >Note that these are not real functions but just macros. That's why it's >so simple (just add them and forget). > >Bye >-jec > > >_______________________________________________ >linux-lvm mailing list >linux-lvm@sistina.com >http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm >read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html >