Re: [PATCH] making -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 the default for linux

Hi again,

just committed patch that switch autoconf to 2.5 (2.1 is really too old) and
added check for large file support.

Thanks,
Alex

Alexander Malysh wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I think it's better to use AC macro for this stuff. What we need, is to
> switch to 2.5 autoconf and add to configure.in:
> 
> dnl Check for how to do large files
> 
> AC_SYS_LARGEFILE(CFLAGS)
> if test ${ac_cv_sys_file_offset_bits} != no ; then
>     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=${ac_cv_sys_file_offset_bits}"
> fi
> if test ${ac_cv_sys_large_files} != "no" ; then
>     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_LARGE_FILES=${ac_cv_sys_large_files}"
> fi
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex
> 
> Stipe Tolj wrote:
> 
>> Hi list,
>> 
>> now, I'm not aware how latest distros handle the file size problem for
>> the 2 GB barrier, but some of us who run production systems experience a
>> "cabum... it stopped" effect when Kannel log files hit the barrier.
>> 
>> Maybe we should do apply the CFLAGS value as default for linux? Attached
>> patch does this very simply.
>> 
>> Comments and votes please. :)
>> 
>> Stipe
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Thanks,
Alex