Ok, following the next try for replacing pread() with lseek()/xread()/lseek() sequence like Shawn suggested. It's tested on Linux but not yet on Cygwin. I'll do it tomorrow. Stefan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html