[Box Backup-dev] Re: [Box Backup] First official Win32 release

Ben Summers boxbackup-dev at fluffy.co.uk
Sat Jan 28 09:29:26 GMT 2006


On 28 Jan 2006, at 01:03, Martin Ebourne wrote:

> On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 23:34 +0000, Chris Wilson wrote:
>> Hi Martin,
>>
>> On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, Martin Ebourne wrote:
>>
>>> I take it the windows specific functions don't use off_t? If so then
>>> detect the windows functions, and make AC_SYS_LARGEFILE  
>>> conditional on
>>> their absence. If present then just set the largefile define(s).
>>
>> Thanks, that solves all my problems except for Box Backup's use of  
>> off_t.
>
> I think your earlier suggestion of a box specific type would be the  
> best
> plan, and typedef it to off_t except in the case of using the windows
> fns, then to int64_t or whatever else makes sense. Something like
> box_off_t or BoxFileOffset would make sense.

box_off_t would get my vote.

Ben






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