On Thu, Feb 21, 2002 at 04:06:39PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Right - cygwin doesnt support files larger than 2 gigs. > > > > it would be nice to have this documented (at least in the FAQ) > I couldnt find it there (I did search both for "largefile" and "tar"). > > I am also told that the GNU version of tar is per default largefile aware > does cygwin have a different implementation?
tar is largefile aware if the underlying system supports it. In case of Cygwin, the underlying system doesn't support it. We are working on adding 64bit file access but don't wait for it. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Developer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Red Hat, Inc. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
