From: mutazilah@gmail.com   
      
   On 23/02/24 17:25, J.O. Aho wrote:   
   > On 23/02/2024 02.56, Paul Edwards wrote:   
   >> On 22/02/24 22:55, Lew Pitcher wrote:   
   >>> On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:49:19 +0800, Paul Edwards wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> And by who?   
   >>>   
   >>> That would be you. And /not/ by Linux.   
   >>   
   >> I can't properly define it myself. If I define it   
   >> myself, to an arbitrary value, then the ELF executable   
   >> will do strange things now or in the future when run   
   >> on Linux.   
   >   
   > Try 0x0   
   >   
   > You need to handle it in you own library pdpclib, do not expect others   
   > to change for you think providing a file that isn't the one on disk is ok.   
      
   If it boils down to that, then I will do one of   
   the things I already mentioned.   
      
   I will define it to 0x8000 0000 or 0x4000 0000   
   or alter the definition of an existing flag   
   like NOATIME.   
      
   It will achieve what I want, even though it is   
   a bit odd when running on real Linux.   
      
   Any suggestions within those parameters?   
      
   Otherwise I will just choose one of those things   
   at random and carry on my merry way.   
      
   Probably I will chose 0x8000 0000 as Linux seems   
   to be working their way up the bits, so I will   
   take what I need working my way down the bits.   
      
   What I don't know yet is whether Linux will throw   
   an error for the unknown flag (0x8000 0000) or   
   whether they will in the future put in such a   
   check.   
      
   If they do, I then need to switch to commandeering   
   NOATIME or whatever and rebuilding my software.   
      
   BFN. Paul.   
      
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