Re^2: index for large text file

This entire reply is anti-helpful, serving only to distract from the simple, one-line solution to the OP's problem: the "N" format to pack is 32-bit, so it won't work with offsets larger than 2^32. The "Q" format is 64-bit, so it will.

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Re^3: index for large text file by Anonymous Monk on Mar 30, 2011 at 08:13 UTC
Really? If moritz makes the same suggestion, minutes before I do, its helpful. If davido asks for clarification, minutes after I do, its helpful. A few minutes later, its clear moritz misunderstood the original question, I guess asking for clarification was helpful after all. A few minutes later, cafeblue clarifies the missing details. A few hours later Eliya answers the question. A few more hours, you show up, to call my reply anti-helpful and as as serving only to distract from the simple, one-line solution to the OP's problem. Anti-helpful? How would you classify your posting, redundant?	[reply]

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Re^3: index for large text file
by Anonymous Monk on Mar 30, 2011 at 08:13 UTC

If moritz makes the same suggestion, minutes before I do, its helpful.

If davido asks for clarification, minutes after I do, its helpful.

A few minutes later, its clear moritz misunderstood the original question, I guess asking for clarification was helpful after all.

A few minutes later, cafeblue clarifies the missing details.

A few hours later Eliya answers the question.

A few more hours, you show up, to call my reply anti-helpful and as as serving only to distract from the simple, one-line solution to the OP's problem.

Anti-helpful? How would you classify your posting, redundant?

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