[Bug 250909] Re: Apt-get does not support packages of 2.5 gig...

[Yaroslav Leonov]

I've merged some diff from debian-sid branch in addition to  Michael Vogt (mvo)  patch. 
Thus i've solved for myself  following  error on lucid-amd64:
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Fetched 18.4 EB in 1min 32s (200 PB/s)
W: Bizarre Error - File size is not what the server reported 2171943158 18446744071586527478
E: Failed to fetch http://example.com/ubuntu/site/dists/natty/all/binary-amd64/matlab/matlab_7.13-1-4_amd64.deb: Size mismatch
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I'll attach my diff, in case someone will need it. Supposedly this won't
work on i386;

** Patch added: "apt-fix-package-size-overflow.patch"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/250909/+attachment/3169476/+files/apt-fix-package-size-overflow.patch

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Title:
  Apt-get does not support packages of 2.5 gig...

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “apt” source package in Lucid:
  Triaged
Status in “dpkg” source package in Lucid:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  This might be a little unusual but I created a 2.5 gig debian package
  that I've put on my apt server...

  When I do an apt-get install It fails when checking the size of the
  file and it outputs it as an exponential value.

  Since 2gig is the maximum for 32 bits I assume that this could be the
  problem...

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