Re: [Pan-users] Re: Better processing of very large groups?

[Ron Johnson]

On 2009-07-02 18:53, Duncan wrote:
[snip]
> BTW, for 32-bit users at least (I'm not sure if the number is 32-bit or 
> 64-bit for 64-bit users), at least one group on Giganews has "rolled 
> over" the 32-bit article sequence integer pan uses.  It needs to be a 64-
> bit number, or at least 33-bit.  More groups will follow over time.  
> AFAIK there's a patch floating around to allow pan to deal with this, but 
> it hasn't been applied in mainline yet.  Just a heads-up.  Giganews has 
> articles covering it on their website, I believe.

I run 32-bit userland with a 64-bit kernel (8GB RAM; it's sooo cheap 
nowadays!), and last night watched pan's RES inch past 3.6GB and 
then flame out.

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Scooty Puff, Sr
The Doom-Bringer