[issue12517] Large file support on Windows: sizeof(off_t) is 32 bits

[STINNER Victor]

New submission from STINNER Victor <victor.stinner at haypocalc.com>:

FileIO.readall() and _parse_off_t() help of the posix module use the off_t type. This type is only 32 bits long and so don't support files bigger than 4 GB (or maybe just 2 GB?). The Py_off_t type should be used instead.

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components: Windows
messages: 139997
nosy: haypo, loewis, pitrou
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Large file support on Windows: sizeof(off_t) is 32 bits
versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.2, Python 3.3

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