[boost] Re: [iostreams] 64-bit patch for gzip

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-08 10:41:39

Markus Schöpflin wrote:
>> Currently the gzip test fails on 64-bit system because of 32/64-bit
>> issues
>> in 'iostreams/filter/gzip.hpp'. Attached patch fixes this, and
>> additionally
>> renames the functions read_byte() to read_uint8() and read_long() to
>> read_uint32() as this is what they actually do.

Thanks!

>> The patch has been tested on a 32 bit system (Linux/GCC 3.4.2) and
>> on a 64
>> bit system (Tru64/CXX 6.5-042, GCC 3.4.3). Ok to commit?

Let me test it first on more platforms, then I'll commit it.

>> Markus

Jonathan