Hi.
On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:53:43 +0300, Jonathan Dieter wrote:
The main problem with using cpio is that individual files have a
limit
of 2GB (which isn't a problem in most cases, but it is a limit). Why
not push a newer cpio format that changes all 16-bit and 32-bit
records to 64-bit (along with specifying endienness)?
What exactly is the use case of files larger than 2GB wrt RPM?
I just do not see the need for this.