On Sun, 16 Jan 2005, Dvir Volk wrote: > I'm using large files with > -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 as a compiler flag, and that's it. > i'm using open without any special flag, and without all the lseek64 > calls, etc, even the sizeof off_t is 64bit automatically.
that's the second way to do it - but it's not always the desireable way - e.g. if you're adding features to an existing code base - then using this flag could potentially break the code (e.g. if it casts off_t into ints and vice versa). -- guy "For world domination - press 1, or dial 0, and please hold, for the creator." -- nob o. dy ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
