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Re: [Bug-tar] POSIX_ARCHIVE & big sparse files (>= 2^33 B excluding hole


From: Pavel Raiskup
Subject: Re: [Bug-tar] POSIX_ARCHIVE & big sparse files (>= 2^33 B excluding holes)
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:07:31 +0100

> Hmm, this doesn't feel right.  Can't the sparse size be greater than
> the real size, in some (unusual) cases?

Really don't know, could you point me somewhere to make me able to test
this?

> We should overwrite the size when realsize has not been specified, not
> just when our size exceeds what's in st_size.

Attached another attempt.

Pavel


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