yep, thanks eric. also worth noting there's a $30 bounty on bountysource for whomever solves this particular bug
https://www.bountysource.com/issues/96838952-files-with-a-byte-size-larger-than-an-int-cause-i-o-errors On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 at 03:11, EricZolf <ewl+rdiffbac...@lavar.de> wrote: > > Hi Arrigo, > > It's about https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup-fs/issues/2 > > But to be clear, it's possibly the whole FS code which needs a cleanup, I > only "saved" it under the umbrella of rdiff-backup, no clue in which state it > exactly is. > > You're more than welcome to have a look! > > KR, Eric > > On March 21, 2021 2:39:46 PM UTC, Arrigo Marchiori <ard...@yahoo.it> wrote: > >Hello All, > > > >my reply (actually a question) is at the bottom. > > > >On Tue, Mar 02, 2021 at 12:56:31PM +0000, ewl+rdiffbac...@lavar.de > >wrote: > > > >> Hi Griffin, > >> > >> nobody is currently working on the topic and C doesn't belong to my > >knowledge, so it's waiting for a volunteer to step forward. > >> > >> Sorry, Eric > >> > >> On March 2, 2021 2:01:33 AM UTC, griffin tucker > ><daftasp...@griffintucker.id.au> wrote: > >> >files with a byte size larger than an int show up with input/output > >> >errors > >> > > >> >i see that someone tried changing the integer to a long long, > >however > >> >apparently this didn't work > >> > > >> >i have limited programming experience, and since this deals with the > >> >operating system, i think this is above my head > >> > > >> >has any progress been made on this bug? > > > >What bug are you talking about? > > > >Best regards, >
