Re: Large file support available

Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Tom Lane writes:
> 
> > Also, even with configure --disable-largefile, I find that pg_config.h
> > still contains
> >
> > /* Define to 1 to make fseeko visible on some hosts. */
> > #define _LARGEFILE_SOURCE 1
> >
> > /* Define to 1 if fseeko (and presumably ftello) exists and is declared. */
> > #define HAVE_FSEEKO 1
> >
> > This strikes me as probably Not a Good Thing, although I haven't dug to
> > see what the implications are.
> 
> This is harmless (until proven otherwise).  fseeko() is identical to
> fseek() except that the offset argument uses off_t, and _LARGEFILE_SOURCE
> makes fseeko() and friends visible in the headers.  That's all.  No large
> files involved.

I am confused.  fseeko() doesn't look standard to me.  I though
fgetpos/fsetpos() where the standard interfaces for large file support; 
from BSD/OS:
    The fgetpos(), fsetpos(), fseek(), ftell(), and rewind() functions con-    form to ANSI C X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C
'').

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