Re: [HACKERS] Linux Largefile Support In Postgresql RPMS - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Helge Bahmann
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Linux Largefile Support In Postgresql RPMS
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.44.0208131752490.10566-100000@lothlorien.stunet.tu-freiberg.de
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Linux Largefile Support In Postgresql RPMS  (strange@nsk.yi.org)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Linux Largefile Support In Postgresql RPMS  (strange@nsk.yi.org)
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> I very much doubt pg_dump would be seeking or telling on stdout, as it may
> be a pipe, a tty, a socket, etc., so you can skip the cat and just do
> pg_dump > dumpfile.sql.
>
> Oh, and cat doesn't need to be largefile-enabled as it never seeks in
> files, as neither does pg_dump, as it doesn't, or shouldn't (I see no need
> for), seek in the output file.

no and no, this will *not* work; the file has to be opened with the flag
O_LARGEFILE, otherwise the kernel will refuse to write files larger than
2GB. Really.

Regards
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