> But can a file span multiple extents? The way I read the comment > Gary quoted, it's legal to have an image that is over 2GB in size, > as long as each file inside that image is no larger than 2GB.
Careful - the comment was about mkisofs, although it was in the kernel source. It definitely says file*systems* >2GB are legal, otherwise it says mkisofs can't handle single *files* >2GB - that doesn't necessarily mean they're illegal. The comment may also be old and no longer true for current versions of standards. > But then the whole comment seems odd. It looks to me like the > WARNING was added later, and written by J�rg. Yes > That seems to me like > the only logical way to explain why the comment says it's legal, > but the code claims it's illegal to have files that are more than > 2GB in size. You're mixing up file with filesystem here? > so apparently at least someone looked at ISO Level 3 support. I'd > say send a message to linux-kernel and see what they say about > it... Yes, together with a raft of other iso9660 issues :( Perhaps mkisofs is now able to handle files >2GB, the lack of a suitable error when creating the filesystem does suggest so. However, for Linux that's a moot point as Linux doesn't handle >2GB, but mkisofs isn't only used on Linux. Thanks Gary for the warning about that. It should be possible to retrieve the file with isoinfo -x, which doesn't use any filesystem code. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
