Bug #2671: File.size fails for > 2GB

• Status: Rejected
• Assignee: -
• Target version: -
• ruby -v: ruby 1.8.6 (2009-03-31 patchlevel 368) [i386-mingw32]

[rogerdpack (Roger Pack)]

=begin
3GB file, with 1.9.x

File.size 'big'
=> 3000000001

with 1.8.6:

File.size 'big'
=> -1294967295
=end

[usa (Usaku NAKAMURA)]

• Status changed from Open to Rejected

=begin
It's spec of 1.8, because backporting large file support breaks binary compatibility.
=end