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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 1/6/2011 23:08, JonY wrote: > On 1/6/2011 22:30, Vladimir Simonov wrote: >> On 01/06/2011 05:21 PM, Nick Clifton wrote: > >>>> 2. replace off_t, stat, fstat with bn_off_t, bn_stat, >>>> bn_fstat (bn - means binutils) in all sources and "define" >>>> them as stat64, fstat64 in config.h (or some another include file) >>>> if we are on mingw, else stay with (stat, fstat); >>>> 3. wait for _FILE_OFFSET_BITS support. >>> >>> Well I would opt for 3. :-) Not just because it is the simplest from my >>> point of view, but also because it is the correct thing to do. Trying to >>> implement our version of large file support for mingw is just silly, and >>> very likely to generate more errors. It will be better to wait for the >>> official mingw developers to add the necessary feature. >>> > >> This may lead to deadlock:). MinGW people may say: "We have >> large file support, just call appropriate functions, stat64, etc". > >> It is interesting mingw people opinion, if they here us... > >> Regards >> Vladimir > > > Appropriate mingw MLs now added to CC-list. Here's some context: > >> objcopy built for mingw64 silently refuses to handle >> files larger 2GB. The reason - mingw/mingw64 headers >> (sys/stat.h) don't have _FILE_OFFSET_BITS magic. > >> The patch adding negative file size check is attached. > > I hope this helps. > Message bounced off mingw-users due to change in email address from field, I hope it works the second time. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (MingW32) iEYEARECAAYFAk0mS+8ACgkQp56AKe10wHdO8ACgg+HQ6Nl/u5sAL3fvEDKqwjL1 V78An1kz+dEP6h9CV8xfeQeSJkait/9O =cJG9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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