From aea9f2fdebb7daf2c0b16af9430bb05a07ab86b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tjg <tjg>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:30:00 +0000
Subject:   Feature: large file support (thanks Scott Schwartz, Chris  
 Siebenmann).

---
 INSTALL | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

(limited to 'INSTALL')

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index cf80210..12129d6 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ need to configure, build, test, and install rc.
 This will build rc in the source directory (see below for details on how
 to build rc in a different directory).
 
+
 BUILD AND CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
 
 There are lots of options you can give to configure to modify rc's
@@ -134,6 +135,25 @@ do this.  This will produce some output, and should end with "trip is
 complete".  If the trip instead ends with "trip took a wrong turn..."
 please contact the maintainer.
 
+
+LARGE FILE SUPPORT
+
+This release of rc supports large files (i.e. with 64 bit offsets), on
+systems where the configure script can figure out how to enable this.
+When you run `make trip' (you always run `make trip', right?) the
+penultimate line of output (before "trip complete") reports whether
+large file support seems to be working or not.
+
+Large file support is a function of file systems, as well as
+applications.  For example, NFS and tmpfs file systems often do not
+support large files.  The test used by `make trip' is therefore
+subject to false negatives.  That is, a report that "large file
+support seems NOT to be working" may be erroneous.  To minimise this
+possibility, the test is performed both in the current directory
+(where you built rc) and /tmp.  (I don't think there's any scenario
+where a false positive can be reported.)
+
+
 BUILDING IN ANOTHER DIRECTORY
 
 If you have a suitable `make', you can build rc in a different directory
@@ -142,6 +162,7 @@ are building rc for multiple architectures.  All you need do is specify
 the path to the configure script in the first step.  Suitable `make's
 include GNU, HP-UX, and SunOS, but not Irix, nor Ultrix, nor UnixWare.
 
+
 COMPILATION WARNINGS
 
 If your C compiler is gcc, the option `-Wall' is turned on.  This may
@@ -162,6 +183,7 @@ incorrect declaration of `getgroups()' in those systems' header files.
 
 Any other warnings should be reported to the maintainer.
 
+
 OLD C
 
 rc needs an ISO C (89) compiler, or at least one that has a reasonable
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