[Zope] Data.fs 2GB problem ...

Bill Anderson bill@libc.org
17 Oct 2001 17:48:37 -0600


On Thu, 2001-10-11 at 10:40, Takashi Linzbichler wrote:
> Hi, Gitte !
> 
> Gitte Wange wrote:
> 
> > >       hmmm... isn't a filesystem limit? what fs are you using?
> > 
> > No I don't think so. We are using ext2 but the problem could be the
> > python interprenter as Andreas mentioned ..
> 
> Not sure about that. If you're using ext2 and a Kernel < 2.4.x or a
> fIlesystem created under a Kernel < 2.4.x, you're quite out of luck,
> sorry to say that. Check the list-archives for further infos.

Just a nit to pick here ...

It is the kernel/glibc/compiling Python w/LFS, the FS is largely
irrelevant wrt the 2Gb limit. ext2 on, for example, Redhat 7.1 is fine,
as it as not a limit in ext2 at all.

Bill