[fpc-pascal] Sparse files and and copy-on-write filesystems

Does FPC have any support these days for creating and accessing sparse files, in particular on Linux? I'm considering a file containing a 2Gb fixed-size filesystem, with one or more sparse files logging updates. Obviously I could use something like Qemu's qcow format, but initially at least I t

Re: [fpc-pascal] sparse files

David Mears wrote: > is there a generic multiplatform way to detect sparse files besides > looking for run-ons of #0s? Is this not good enough ? It's at least cross-platform ;-). Also the only one AFAIK, but not sure. Micha ___ fpc-pascal maillist - f

[fpc-pascal] sparse files

is there a generic multiplatform way to detect sparse files besides looking for run-ons of #0s? ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal