Ok thanks, I always thought Linux just had a 2G limit. How stable is this? The python docs do not sound very encouraging (my emphasis): ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On large-file-capable Linux systems, this *MIGHT* work: CC='gcc -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64' ./configure ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Also is my Data.fs likely to be already corrupted anyway? thanks D Paul Winkler writes:
On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 06:12:07PM -0500, Daniel Mahler wrote:
Given that I am on Linux (RH7.1 ie no largefiles),
sure you can get largefiles! Your OS should be OK if you have glibc >= 2.2.0 and kernel >= 2.4.0
All you need then is to compile python 2.1.3 from source with largefile support. Instructions here: http://www.python.org/doc/2.1.3/lib/posix-large-files.html
Also it's a good idea to test your new installation...
cd /path/to/your/python/libs/test python2.1 test_largefile.py
BTW 1. We used to get the regex warning before; it just did not loop.
ah, I misunderstood. Odd symptom, but it can't be a coincidence... fix the 2GB problem and see if this goes away.
2. The current size of Data.fs is 2147483647 (= 2G-1 )
at least you know what the problem is :)
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