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authorjoe <joe@61a7d7f5-40b7-0310-9c16-bb0ea8cb1845>2014-09-22 09:57:49 +0000
committerjoe <joe@61a7d7f5-40b7-0310-9c16-bb0ea8cb1845>2014-09-22 09:57:49 +0000
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* doc/ref/neon.xml: LFS doc tweak.
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@@ -261,14 +261,13 @@
<title>Large File Support</title>
<para>Since version 0.27.0, &neon; transparently uses the "LFS
- transitional" interfaces in places where file-backed file
- descriptors are manipulated. This means files larger than 2GiB
- can be handled on platforms with a native 32-bit
- <literal>off_t</literal> type, where LFS support is
+ transitional" interfaces in functions which use file descriptors.
+ This allows use of files larger than 2GiB on platforms with a
+ native 32-bit <literal>off_t</literal> type, where LFS support is
available.</para>
- <para>Some interfaces use the <literal>ne_off_t</literal> type,
- which is defined to be either <literal>off_t</literal> or
+ <para>Some &neon; interfaces use the <literal>ne_off_t</literal>
+ type, which is defined to be either <literal>off_t</literal> or
<literal>off64_t</literal> according to whether LFS support is
detected at build time. &neon; does not use or require the
<literal>-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64</literal> macro definition.</para>