Syslinux - Apr 2009 - [PATCH 1/2] Support iso images over 2GB in isohybrid

"use integer" limits integers to 2^31-1 on 32 bits, which makes
imgsize to be -1 on DVD images

Signed-off-by: Pascal Terjan <pterjan at mandriva.com>
---
 utils/isohybrid.in |    3 +--
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utils/isohybrid.in b/utils/isohybrid.in
index 4671036..e98c59f 100644
--- a/utils/isohybrid.in
+++ b/utils/isohybrid.in
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #
 
 use bytes;
-use integer;
 use Fcntl;
 
 # Use this fake geometry (zipdrive-style...)
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ $cylsize = $h*$s*512;
 $frac = $imgsize % $cylsize;
 $padding = ($frac > 0) ? $cylsize - $frac : 0;
 $imgsize += $padding;
-$c = $imgsize/$cylsize;
+$c = int($imgsize/$cylsize);
 if ($c > 1024) {
     print STDERR "Warning: more than 1024 cylinders ($c).\n";
     print STDERR "Not all BIOSes will be able to boot this
device.\n";
-- 
1.6.2.4

Op 20090424 om 18:59 schreef Pascal Terjan:
> "use integer" limits integers to 2^31-1 on 32 bits, which makes
> imgsize to be -1 on DVD images
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pascal Terjan <pterjan at mandriva.com>
> ---
>  utils/isohybrid.in |    3 +--
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/utils/isohybrid.in b/utils/isohybrid.in
> index 4671036..e98c59f 100644
> --- a/utils/isohybrid.in
> +++ b/utils/isohybrid.in
> @@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
>  #
>  
>  use bytes;
> -use integer;
>  use Fcntl;
>  
>  # Use this fake geometry (zipdrive-style...)
> @@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ $cylsize = $h*$s*512;
>  $frac = $imgsize % $cylsize;
>  $padding = ($frac > 0) ? $cylsize - $frac : 0;
>  $imgsize += $padding;
> -$c = $imgsize/$cylsize;
> +$c = int($imgsize/$cylsize);
>  if ($c > 1024) {
>      print STDERR "Warning: more than 1024 cylinders ($c).\n";
>      print STDERR "Not all BIOSes will be able to boot this
device.\n";

Euh, I can't find the above patch in Syslinux git,
nor I can't find a mail follow-up.

That could be my failure, but i think a reminder would harm ...