On 8/2/07, Ralf Ertzinger <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi. > > On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:53:43 +0300, Jonathan Dieter wrote: > > > The main problem with using cpio is that individual files have a limit > > of 2GB (which isn't a problem in most cases, but it is a limit). Why > > not push a newer cpio format that changes all 16-bit and 32-bit > > records to 64-bit (along with specifying endienness)? > > What exactly is the use case of files larger than 2GB wrt RPM? > > I just do not see the need for this. Seems like computer history has taught us that this is a bad reason to not extend something. -- Fedora Core 6 and proud -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
