But you're just guessing. :-)
Even with only 32 bits for file size, the size was being reported
correctly (as an unsigned number >2GB). The 32 bit limit gives you a
4GB maximum file size. The 31-bit offset/seek limit means you can't
practically use that file on a 32-bit system -- but it doesn't mean you
couldn't use it on a 64-bit system, which has 63-bit offsets.
My question (and it was mostly a joke) was whether the FAT32 filesystem
had some other limitation preventing a file from being larger than 2GB.
I think the answer is no, since I was able to create a >2GB file without
corruption.
Logically, I think an Alpha probably *could* have accessed the file
I created. But this is all pointless to guess about, since I haven't
looked at any of the filesystem code and undoubtedly wouldn't understand
it if I did. :)
Jeff
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