Feature: large file support (thanks Scott Schwartz, Chris

  Siebenmann).

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/trip.rc b/trip.rc
index 20e7624..b8e7e58 100644
--- a/trip.rc
+++ b/trip.rc
@@ -586,3 +586,15 @@ eval z^`{whatis -v x}
 fn x {echo x.y $(x.y)}
 ~ ``''{whatis -f x} 'fn x {echo x.y $''x.y''}
 ' || fail sneaky parens bug
+
+# large file support
+
+# this is, by no means, an exhaustive test.  since particular file
+# systems do, or do not, support large files, we try it both in the
+# build directory and /tmp.
+
+if (./tripping l > big.$pid >[2] /dev/null ||
+	./tripping l > /tmp/big.$pid >[2] /dev/null) {
+		echo large file support seems to work
+} else echo large file support seems NOT to work - see INSTALL file
+rm -f big.$pid /tmp/big.$pid