[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #550: tofile() broken on 64-bit linux

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#550: tofile() broken on 64-bit linux
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 Reporter:  myrvoll     |        Owner:  somebody     
     Type:  defect      |       Status:  new          
 Priority:  high        |    Milestone:  1.0.4 Release
Component:  numpy.core  |      Version:  none         
 Severity:  major       |   Resolution:               
 Keywords:              |  
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Comment (by charris):

 I can write out 3 GiB files without problems, although i/o is darn slow.


 {{{
 In [10]: a = zeros(3<<30, dtype=int8)

 In [11]: time In [10]: a = zeros(3<<30, dtype=int8)

 In [11]: time a.tofile('big')
 CPU times: user 0.00 s, sys: 12.78 s, total: 12.78 s
 Wall time: 370.79


 }}}

 Could you keep upping the size until you see a problem? Try 4 GiB to
 start. When you hit a problem, could you also try both the
 a.tofile('filename') and  a.tofile('filedescriptor') forms to see if there
 is a difference?

 I am running Python 2.4 on FC5.

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