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List:       coreutils
Subject:    Re: [coreutils] [PATCH] split: fail immediately if impossible to create a large file
From:       Jim Meyering <jim () meyering ! net>
Date:       2010-11-08 9:37:23
Message-ID: 87eiaw9mwc.fsf () meyering ! net
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P=C3=A1draig Brady wrote:
> For example, if splitting to 4G files (max on VFAT for example),
> and `split` is built without large file support, then we would
> have only failed after about 2G was written. If the input is
> currently less than that, we won't know about the issue until later.
>
> I'm not planning to apply for this release,
> but will if anyone thinks it's important enough.
...
Thanks.  That looks like a fine patch.
Deferring it sounds good to me, too.

> Subject: [PATCH] split: fail immediately if impossible to create a large =
file
>
> * src/split.c (main): Error if -[bC] values > OFF_T_MAX
> * tests/misc/split-fail: Adjust for the new lower limits


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