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From:	"Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT gnu DOT org>
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Subject:	Re: files > 4GB There is always a solution
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> From: Sterten AT aol DOT com
> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:12:27 EST
> 
> OK, despite Eli's first pessimistic outlook, it seems that it is somehow  
> possible to handle files larger than 4GB

I don't think it's possible at all, from a DJGPP program.  All the
recipes you've been given are not applicable to DJGPP programs; only
Windows programs can access files larger than 4GB.  For example, a
DJGPP program doesn't even know whether it runs on an NTFS or FAT32
volume.  (Of course, you could write a small Windows program and
invoke it from a DJGPP program, but that doesn't count.)

> Will we see in the not too distant future a new file which just replaces  one
> of the files of gcc/djgpp and which will let us handle large files easily  
> just as normal files before ? Give your predictions !

My prediction is NO.  The file offsets supported by the file I/O
system calls used by DJGPP are 32-bit values, so anything beyond 4GB
is impossible.  We need Microsoft to give DOS programs a way to access
64-bit file I/O interface.  I don't know about you, but I won't hold
my breath for that.

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