Re: Over 1.5GB file limit?

On 29/03/2011, at 3:51 PM, [email protected] wrote:

> Steve Landers <[email protected]> writes:
> 
>> On 29/03/2011, at 2:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> 
>>> It's still 2GB. The file format itself doesn't allow bigger databases. 
>>> 
>>> My advise is to stay away from metakit, it's dead.
>> 
>> That is a ridiculous assertion, Metakit is stable and maintained.
> 
> The last release is from 2007, it's probably just finished?

Or perhaps just not broken?   Pat Thoyts earlier today referred to bug fixes in the mk::channel support. Did you miss that?

> A 2 GB file limit just doesn't seem appropriate any more, and there is no plan to lift this limit.  

There are a number of devices where 2Gb is more than appropriate.  There are a number of devices where slot-based access to memory mapped data structures is very appropriate and significantly more efficient (and predictable) than other approaches.

Of course, it may not be appropriate for your needs.  But for you to say Metakit is dead is unfortunate and quite misleading.

> That's why I call metakit a dead project.

Never let the facts get in the way of personal opinion.

Now, back to the original topic. It may well be that Thadeus would be better served by considering another database library, depending on his needs. But neither you nor I know that based on the information he provided.

Steve

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