In iconvconfig.h, there are typedef uint16_t gidx_t; struct gconvcache_header { uint32_t magic; gidx_t string_offset; gidx_t hash_offset; gidx_t hash_size; gidx_t module_offset; gidx_t otherconv_offset; }; But in iconvconfig.c, there are /* Format of the output file. Offset Length Description 0000 4 Magic header bytes 0004 4 Offset of string table (stoff) 0008 4 Offset of name hashing table (hoff) 000C 4 Hashing table size (hsize) 0010 4 Offset of module table (moff) 0014 4 Offset of other conversion module table (ooff) stoff ??? String table The lengths of stoff, hoff, hsize, moff and ooff are 2 not 4. Also compiler may put padding in struct gconvcache_header, which may not be initialized. When write_output does iov[0].iov_base = &header; iov[0].iov_len = sizeof (struct gconvcache_header); total = iov[0].iov_len; we may get different values in padding for different compilers.
Fixed in CVS.
Subject: Bug 776 CVSROOT: /cvs/glibc Module name: libc Branch: fedora-2_3-branch Changes by: jakub@sources.redhat.com 2005-03-03 16:27:44 Modified files: . : ChangeLog iconv : iconvconfig.c Log message: [BZ #776] * iconv/iconvconfig.c: Fix comment for the output file. (write_output): Clear padding in header. Patches: http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/libc/ChangeLog.diff?cvsroot=glibc&only_with_tag=fedora-2_3-branch&r1=1.8782.2.67.2.4&r2=1.8782.2.67.2.5 http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/libc/iconv/iconvconfig.c.diff?cvsroot=glibc&only_with_tag=fedora-2_3-branch&r1=1.19.2.2.2.1&r2=1.19.2.2.2.2
Subject: Bug 776 CVSROOT: /cvs/glibc Module name: libc Branch: glibc-2_3-branch Changes by: roland@sources.redhat.com 2005-04-06 00:37:53 Modified files: iconv : iconvconfig.c Log message: 2005-03-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> [BZ #776] * iconv/iconvconfig.c: Fix comment for the output file. (write_output): Clear padding in header. Patches: http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/libc/iconv/iconvconfig.c.diff?cvsroot=glibc&only_with_tag=glibc-2_3-branch&r1=1.21.2.1&r2=1.21.2.2