accessing files larger than 2GB

[Peter Cloetens]

Hello,
I have problems accessing files larger than 2GB with octave version  
2.1.71 under linux. Can there be something obviously wrong with our  
installation or is this a known issue?
Thanks,
Peter

Example:

> ls -l Bufo_tschudi_10003.vol
-rw-r--r--    1 boller   sid19    4289040000 2006-08-05 01:31  
Bufo_tschudi_10003.vol
> ls('Bufo_tschudi_10003.vol')
Bufo_tschudi_10003.vol
> exist('Bufo_tschudi_10003.vol')
ans = 0
> glob('Bufo_tschudi_10003.vol')
ans = {}

fopen works:
> fid=fopen('Bufo_tschudi_10003.vol')
fid =
{
  id = 4
  name = Bufo_tschudi_10003.vol
  mode = rb
  arch = ieee_little_endian
  status = open
}

fread works

fseek does not work