Re: Large file support available

Peter, I have received no reply to this question.

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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > Tom Lane writes:
> >
> > > Also, even with configure --disable-largefile, I find that pg_config.h
> > > still contains
> > >
> > > /* Define to 1 to make fseeko visible on some hosts. */
> > > #define _LARGEFILE_SOURCE 1
> > >
> > > /* Define to 1 if fseeko (and presumably ftello) exists and is declared. */
> > > #define HAVE_FSEEKO 1
> > >
> > > This strikes me as probably Not a Good Thing, although I haven't dug to
> > > see what the implications are.
> >
> > This is harmless (until proven otherwise). fseeko() is identical to
> > fseek() except that the offset argument uses off_t, and _LARGEFILE_SOURCE
> > makes fseeko() and friends visible in the headers. That's all. No large
> > files involved.
>
> I am confused. fseeko() doesn't look standard to me. I though
> fgetpos/fsetpos() where the standard interfaces for large file support;
> from BSD/OS:
>
> The fgetpos(), fsetpos(), fseek(), ftell(), and rewind() functions con-
> form to ANSI C X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C '').
>
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