Cannot create sparse images on s3fs

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Compile s3fs.cpp with a modification :
#define FUSE_USE_VERSION 26
#define __off_t off_t
2. Mount s3fs bucket on amazon, using the command ./s3fs mybucketxxx 
~/Desktop/CCCS3 -
olocal,ping_diskarb,volname=CCCS3
3. 
 hdiutil create MacHD -size 50G -type SPARSE -fs HFS+ -layout GPTSPUD
 -stretch 50G -
volname MacintoshHD followed by an attempt to mount this : 
hdiutil attach MacHD.sparseimage 

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

Expected output - mounted sparseimage
Seen :

$ hdiutil attach MacHD.sparseimage 
hdiutil: attach failed - Illegal seek 

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

Please provide any additional information below.

Version 26
Operating system : Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.7

Original issue reported on code.google.com by singh.ma...@gmail.com on 28 Jul 2009 at 4:33

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My previous attempt to report this issue was somehow deleted by your system 
(cannot find it listed). Please treat 
this report with the seriousness it deserves.

Original comment by singh.ma...@gmail.com on 28 Jul 2009 at 4:39

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Hi Singh- s3fs stores files verbatim in s3; as such it passes thru the same 5GB 
max
file size limitation of amazon s3; from what it looks like you're trying to do, 
I
would suggest elasticdrive or persistentfs

Original comment by rri...@gmail.com on 28 Jul 2009 at 2:34

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This issue appears to be a limitation of s3 itself (the 5GB limit) versus a 
defect in s3fs software. Closing this issue.

Original comment by dmoore4...@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2010 at 6:38

• Changed state: Invalid