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RE: [Bug-gnubg] Bug: 14 point one-sided race databasewithmakebearoff.exe
From: |
Ian Shaw |
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RE: [Bug-gnubg] Bug: 14 point one-sided race databasewithmakebearoff.exe |
Date: |
Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:40:08 -0000 |
> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
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> On Behalf Of Joachim Matussek
> Sent: 06 January 2005 10:18
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: RE: [Bug-gnubg] Bug: 14 point one-sided race
> databasewithmakebearoff.exe
>
> Hello Ian,
>
> well, that´s why i wrote which file systems i used.
>
> NTFS and even FAT32 can handle much larger files than 2,1 GB.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/al
> l/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Window
s/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_tdrn.asp
>
> I realized that 2147483647 has something to do with 2^x.
> Especially this number is the limit of some integer types.
>
> http://www.phim.unibe.ch/comp_doc/c_manual/C/CONCEPT/data_types.html
>
>
> Joachim Matussek
D'oh! Yes of course they can handle file sizes > 2.1 Gb. I can't believe I
wrote that!.
I think it's something like the 32-bit pointer in the index that's the problem.
I don't know whether the problem is in makebearoff or gnubg, or both.
I've hunted through the archives, and finally found this link
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnubg/2004-04/msg00323.html
-- Ian
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