On Saturday 20 March 2004 00:21, Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote: > On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 17:50, JM wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Is it possible to extend the capability of my box to support > 2GB file > > size? Is it recommended? > > If you're using a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel, chances are you can create files > that surpass 2GB. Most filesystems already support 2+GB or more. > > The tools, of course, need to support handling of large files. They need > to be compiled using a C library that supports opening files with > O_LARGEFILE.
ok.. so i need to recompile all applications.. hmm.. do i have to recompile emacs, vi, and other file manipulating tools that comes with linux...? TIA, jm -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
