scp doesn't work with large (>2GB) files

[M.C. Vernon]

On Wed, 12 Sep 2001 mouring at etoh.eviladmin.org wrote:

> 
> [..]
> > Yes, indeed. Can this go into the next release? adding a CFLAG of
> > -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 for systems like Linux would be fine. In the
> > mean time, I'll add it by hand to the debian/rules file.
> >
> 
> Does this adversity affect older than 2.2 and below kernels?  If not then
> I will enable it in the configure.in by default for Linux.

It shouldn't do - older kernels and libcs will ignore the flag (as will
kernels without large file support built in).

Thanks,

Matthew

-- 
"At least you know where you are with Microsoft."
"True. I just wish I'd brought a paddle."
http://www.debian.org