From 59b1db530df8546a63b45f2800c9d4a7eb8c611d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Piotr Kubaj <pkubaj@anongoth.pl>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:37:39 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] bug: fix build on FreeBSD on ARM / POWER (#1817)

Both ARM and POWER use unsigned char. This PR fixes `process_ext.rs` to use `libc::c_char` rather than the previous `i8`.
---
 src/collection/processes/unix/process_ext.rs | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/collection/processes/unix/process_ext.rs b/src/collection/processes/unix/process_ext.rs
index aa9127b5..246e808b 100644
--- a/src/collection/processes/unix/process_ext.rs
+++ b/src/collection/processes/unix/process_ext.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ fn convert_process_status_to_char(status: ProcessStatus) -> char {
                 _ => '?'
             }
         } else if #[cfg(target_os = "freebsd")] {
-            const fn assert_u8(val: i8) -> u8 {
+            const fn assert_u8(val: libc::c_char) -> u8 {
                 if val < 0 { panic!("there was an invalid i8 constant that is supposed to be a char") } else { val as u8 }
             }