From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jul 27 13:22:35 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from Hinako.AMBusiness.com (hinako.ambusiness.com [204.183.184.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28D6114DE3; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 13:22:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gdsntusr@globaldelsys.com) Received: from optimant (user-2ivebm6.dialup.mindspring.com [165.247.46.198]) by Hinako.AMBusiness.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id PAA01720; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 15:52:44 -0400 Message-ID: <001901bed86d$e7b4c010$2bc809c0@HalbartAir.com> From: "NT Workstation User" To: "Joe Gleason" , , , , , References: <000d01bed869$ddeec110$2bc809c0@HalbartAir.com> <009a01bed86b$601baf80$0286860a@tasam.com> Subject: Re: Does freeBSD or any related freeBSDs support file larger than 2GB on 32bit x86 platforms Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 16:22:59 -0400 Organization: Global Delivery Systems X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Ummm, I'm not sure whether tar files count. See the 2GB file limit under Linux comes from the maximum value of a 32bit signed integer. Because the file system calls use those 32bit integers a file's size is limited to 2GB, at least if you want random access. tar files generally aren't accessed in a random access fashion, instead the file is treated as a byte stream. Though I can't remember exactly, I think I created (> 2GB) tar files under Linux once too. I know SCO and other commercial OSes have addition file functions for large files which use 64bit integers to overcome this limitation. As Linux lacks this feature I am considering giving freeBSD (or any of the other BSDs) a try. Of course this leaves me wondering whether to try the pre-4.0 or the 3.2 version. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Gleason To: NT Workstation User ; ; ; ; ; Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 4:05 PM Subject: Re: Does freeBSD or any related freeBSDs support file larger than 2GB on 32bit x86 platforms > I am uncertain about the emulation issues, but I know my backup tar files > often exceed 4GB on x86 systems. > I have done this with versions FreeBSD 2.2.2-3.2. I have never heard it > mentioned before, so I assume it works on all versions. Probably a UFS > thing. > > Joe Gleason > Tasam > > > I am having a pecular problem trying to run SCO binaries under the iBCS > > emulation in Linux. I figure the problem may be related to Linux lacking > > the necesary functionality to support files larger than 2GB which this SCO > > binary supports. I was thinking of trying freeBSD with its SCO emulation > > support but I am uncertain whether freeBSD supports files larger than 2GB > on > > 32bit x86 platforms. Anybody know the answer to this question. Also if > > only a peticular version supports it, let me know so I can get the correct > > version. The program that I am trying to get to run under freeBSD or > Linux > > is the Microfocus cobol runtime. Everything else in that COBOL > development > > package works except the actual runtime, which just happens to support > large > > files (> 2GB) for the COBOL databases. This is why I fugure its dying > under > > Linux, so does freeBSD on 32bit x86 platforms support files > 2GB? > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message