Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 4 Nov 1997 19:38:40 +0100 (CET) | From | (Kristian Koehntopp) | Subject | Re: Filesize limitation |
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In netuse.lists.linux-kernel you write: >What's gcc's maximum array dimension? INT_MAX? So I can make a virtual >file that indexes an array of "file segments" (real files) of size up to >LONG_MAX (off_t)?
Correct. And you can work around the 640 KB memory limit in MS-DOS by using a proper compiler and creating an overlay file.
Both are braindead approaches, curing symptoms of a problem, but not removing the cause. The 640 KB MS-DOS problem is properly cured by installing Linux. The 2 GB file size limit is properly cured by removing this limit in the kernel source.
Kristian
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