Unix "look" Command "File too large" Error Message


 
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Old 05-30-2011
Patch so "look" works for large files.

To get "look" to work with large files larger than 2^31 - 1 you'll have to get the source and apply a patch.

(Doh! I can't post links, not enough karma. Grr.. You'll have to unobfuscate the urls, Mods? help please)

Per this bug report

bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bsdmainutils/+bug/510613

This is the package that provides "look"

packages.debian.org/wheezy/bsdmainutils

Dowload the source

ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/b/bsdmainutils/bsdmainutils_8.2.2.tar.gz

Unpack it
tar zxf bsdmainutils_8.2.2.tar.gz


Get this patch from the bug report

bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bsdmainutils/+bug/510613/+attachment/2146461/+files/look2.diff

Apply the patch to get 2G files to work (from bug report)
cd bsdmainutils-8.2.2
patch -p1 <look2.diff

Apply the patch included with the package (to get the -b switch)
patch -p1 <debian/patches/look_bflag.diff

Compile
gcc usr.bin/look/look.c -o look
 
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Net::DBus::Binding::Message::Error(3pm) 		User Contributed Perl Documentation		   Net::DBus::Binding::Message::Error(3pm)

NAME
Net::DBus::Binding::Message::Error - a message encoding a method call error SYNOPSIS
use Net::DBus::Binding::Message::Error; my $error = Net::DBus::Binding::Message::Error->new( replyto => $method_call, name => "org.example.myobject.FooException", description => "Unable to do Foo when updating bar"); $connection->send($error); DESCRIPTION
This module is part of the low-level DBus binding APIs, and should not be used by application code. No guarentees are made about APIs under the "Net::DBus::Binding::" namespace being stable across releases. This module provides a convenience constructor for creating a message representing an error condition. METHODS
my $error = Net::DBus::Binding::Message::Error->new( replyto => $method_call, name => $name, description => $description); Creates a new message, representing an error which occurred during the handling of the method call object passed in as the "replyto" parameter. The "name" parameter is the formal name of the error condition, while the "description" is a short piece of text giving more specific information on the error. my $name = $error->get_error_name Returns the formal name of the error, as previously passed in via the "name" parameter in the constructor. AUTHOR
Daniel P. Berrange. COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Daniel P. Berrange SEE ALSO
Net::DBus::Binding::Message perl v5.14.2 2011-06-30 Net::DBus::Binding::Message::Error(3pm)