[Bug 2801] Wine doesn't start if user ID is over 65534 (2**16-1)

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2801


winehq(a)drydog.com changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |INVALID




------- Additional Comments From winehq(a)drydog.com  2005-16-03 15:21 -------
Apparently this is a problem with either Sun JDS Linux 2 or with the underlying
kernel, Linux 2.4.19.  I understand 32-bit UIDs will be fixed in Linux 2.6 (they
are in 2.4, but not completely working yet).  Here's a patch for a workaround:

--- libs/wine/config.c.ori	2005-03-16 13:15:41.000000000 -0800
+++ libs/wine/config.c	2005-03-16 13:16:51.000000000 -0800
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 static void init_server_dir( dev_t dev, ino_t ino )
 {
     char *p;
-#ifdef HAVE_GETUID
+#ifdef HAVE_GETUID_DISABLED_BECAUSE_32_BIT_UID_BROKEN_WITH_LINUX_2_4
     const unsigned int uid = getuid();
 #else
     const unsigned int uid = 0;


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