Re: ls 4.0p filesize limit bug

[Bob Proulx]

> gnu version of ls has a *2 GB file size limit* in what it reports.  In
> other words any file over 2GB will be listed as having a size of exactly
> 2GB ( actually 2147483647 bytes ).
> 
> Evident on an IRIX system, where the system ls reports the correct
> (>2GB) filesize, but GNU ls reports a 2GB filesize.

GNU ls does support large file sizes.  But perhap on your IRIX system
the autoconf configuration did not automatically detect the system
settings properly in order to get it enabled.  Also, 4.0p was a test
release for 4.1 which has been released.  The newer 4.1 has a much
improved autoconf script for detecting the system configuration.

The latest release is available at:

  ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/fetish/fileutils-4.1.tar.gz

If you could update and report any bugs against that version it would
be most appreciated.

Bob