RE: Cygwin support for large files

2009-10-12 Thread Rocco Scappatura
Hi again! > > >>> The limitation is in the version of ZIP provided in the cygwin- > 1.5 > > >> > > >>may be > > >>> distrbution. ZIP64 support was added in zip-3.0: > > > > > > I sit possible to get from somewhere zip-3.0 for cygwin? > > > > Using setup, insta

RE: Cygwin support for large files

2009-10-12 Thread Rocco Scappatura
Thanks Charles, > Rocco Scappatura wrote: > >>> The limitation is in the version of ZIP provided in the cygwin-1.5 > >> > >>may be > >>> distrbution. ZIP64 support was added in zip-3.0: > > > > I sit possible to get from somewhere zip-3.0 for cygwin? > > Usin

Re: Cygwin support for large files

2009-10-12 Thread Charles Wilson
Rocco Scappatura wrote: >>> The limitation is in the version of ZIP provided in the cygwin-1.5 >> >>may be >>> distrbution. ZIP64 support was added in zip-3.0: > > I sit possible to get from somewhere zip-3.0 for cygwin? Using setup, install the current versi

RE: Cygwin support for large files

2009-10-12 Thread Rocco Scappatura
Hello, > > The limitation is in the version of ZIP provided in the cygwin-1.5 > >may be > > distrbution. ZIP64 support was added in zip-3.0: I sit possible to get from somewhere zip-3.0 for cygwin? rocsca -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problem

RE: Cygwin support for large files

2009-10-12 Thread Rocco Scappatura
Thanks Markus, > > I fear that it is the kernel (cygwin engine) that can't manage file > > greater than 4GB. > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_file_format#Technical_information > > The above entry would rather suggest it is a limitation of zip itself. I know that this is no the right pl

Re: Cygwin support for large files

2009-10-12 Thread Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson wrote: > The limitation is in the version of ZIP provided in the cygwin-1.5 may be > distrbution. ZIP64 support was added in zip-3.0: -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Document

Re: Cygwin support for large files

2009-10-12 Thread Charles Wilson
Rocco Scappatura wrote: > I fear that it is the kernel (cygwin engine) that can't manage file > greater than 4GB. Cygwin has supported large files since version 1.5.0 (although depending on context, applications themselves might make unwarranted assumptions that break large file support, like assu

Re: Cygwin support for large files

2009-10-12 Thread Markus Hoenicka
Quoting Rocco Scappatura : I fear that it is the kernel (cygwin engine) that can't manage file greater than 4GB. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_file_format#Technical_information The above entry would rather suggest it is a limitation of zip itself. regards, Markus -- Markus Hoenicka mar