GNU bug report logs - #18316
[PATCH] warn on too large file copies

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Message #17 received at 18316 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: adamjsho <at> gmail.com, 18316 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18316: [PATCH] warn on too large file copies
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:09:39 -0700

Adam wrote:
> I know it's a rare scenario

The next time you copy a file containing 19 exabytes let us know.  :-)

If we're going to fix this, I suggest removing the limit entirely; 
that's better than generating a warning if the limit is gone past.  I 
expect there are plenty of places in the code that stop working after 
2**63 bytes, and I'd focus on them first.

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