add comment about lack of _chsize_s()

[ghc-base.git] / include / HsBase.h

diff --git a/include/HsBase.h b/include/HsBase.h
index 7fae68a..4128197 100644 (file)
--- a/include/HsBase.h
+++ b/include/HsBase.h
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ __hscore_ftruncate( int fd, off_t where )
 #elif defined(HAVE__CHSIZE)
   return _chsize(fd,where);
 #else
+// ToDo: we should use _chsize_s() on Windows which allows a 64-bit
+// offset, but it doesn't seem to be available from mingw at this time 
+// --SDM (01/2008)
 #error at least ftruncate or _chsize functions are required to build
 #endif
 }