diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 0b323f13..637a2f6f 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -225,6 +225,17 @@
 /* Version number of package */
 #undef VERSION
 
+/* Number of bits in a file offset, on hosts where this is settable. */
+#undef _FILE_OFFSET_BITS
+
+/* Enable GNU extensions on systems that have them. */
+#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
+# define _GNU_SOURCE
+#endif
+
+/* Define for large files, on AIX-style hosts. */
+#undef _LARGE_FILES
+
 /* Define to empty if `const' does not conform to ANSI C. */
 #undef const
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8eda0240..9b40db5e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1041,6 +1041,7 @@ Optional Features:
   --enable-fast-install[=PKGS]
                           optimize for fast installation [default=yes]
   --disable-libtool-lock  avoid locking (might break parallel builds)
+  --disable-largefile     omit support for large files
   --disable-gnome-vfs     Omit Gnome-VFS-2.0 'libntfs' interface (default=detect)
 
 Optional Packages:
@@ -2086,6 +2087,14 @@ else
 fi
 
 
+# Enable GNU extensions on systems that have them.
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define _GNU_SOURCE 1
+_ACEOF
+
+
 # Checks for programs.
 ac_ext=c
 ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
@@ -3751,7 +3760,7 @@ ia64-*-hpux*)
   ;;
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 3754 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  echo '#line 3763 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
   if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -5248,7 +5257,7 @@ fi
 
 
 # Provide some information about the compiler.
-echo "$as_me:5251:" \
+echo "$as_me:5260:" \
      "checking for Fortran 77 compiler version" >&5
 ac_compiler=`set X $ac_compile; echo $2`
 { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compiler --version </dev/null >&5\"") >&5
@@ -6253,11 +6262,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}? :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:6256: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:6265: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:6260: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:6269: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings
@@ -6485,11 +6494,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}? :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:6488: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:6497: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:6492: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:6501: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings
@@ -6552,11 +6561,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}? :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:6555: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:6564: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:6559: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:6568: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -8571,7 +8580,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 8574 "configure"
+#line 8583 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -8669,7 +8678,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 8672 "configure"
+#line 8681 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -10801,11 +10810,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}? :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:10804: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:10813: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:10808: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:10817: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings
@@ -10868,11 +10877,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}? :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:10871: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:10880: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:10875: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:10884: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -12118,7 +12127,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 12121 "configure"
+#line 12130 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -12216,7 +12225,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 12219 "configure"
+#line 12228 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -13038,11 +13047,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}? :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:13041: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:13050: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:13045: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:13054: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings
@@ -13105,11 +13114,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}? :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:13108: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:13117: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:13112: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:13121: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -15052,11 +15061,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}? :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:15055: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:15064: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:15059: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:15068: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings
@@ -15284,11 +15293,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}? :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:15287: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:15296: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:15291: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:15300: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings
@@ -15351,11 +15360,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}? :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:15354: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:15363: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:15358: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:15367: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -17370,7 +17379,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 17373 "configure"
+#line 17382 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -17468,7 +17477,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 17471 "configure"
+#line 17480 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -18474,6 +18483,317 @@ LIBTOOL='$(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/libtool'
 
 
 
+
+# Enable large file support.
+# Check whether --enable-largefile or --disable-largefile was given.
+if test "${enable_largefile+set}" = set; then
+  enableval="$enable_largefile"
+
+fi;
+if test "$enable_largefile" != no; then
+
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for special C compiler options needed for large files" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for special C compiler options needed for large files... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_sys_largefile_CC+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  ac_cv_sys_largefile_CC=no
+     if test "$GCC" != yes; then
+       ac_save_CC=$CC
+       while :; do
+     	 # IRIX 6.2 and later do not support large files by default,
+     	 # so use the C compiler's -n32 option if that helps.
+         cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <sys/types.h>
+ /* Check that off_t can represent 2**63 - 1 correctly.
+    We can't simply define LARGE_OFF_T to be 9223372036854775807,
+    since some C++ compilers masquerading as C compilers
+    incorrectly reject 9223372036854775807.  */
+#define LARGE_OFF_T (((off_t) 1 << 62) - 1 + ((off_t) 1 << 62))
+  int off_t_is_large[(LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483629 == 721
+		       && LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483647 == 1)
+		      ? 1 : -1];
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+     	 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  break
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+     	 CC="$CC -n32"
+     	 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_sys_largefile_CC=' -n32'; break
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+         break
+       done
+       CC=$ac_save_CC
+       rm -f conftest.$ac_ext
+    fi
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_sys_largefile_CC" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_sys_largefile_CC" >&6
+  if test "$ac_cv_sys_largefile_CC" != no; then
+    CC=$CC$ac_cv_sys_largefile_CC
+  fi
+
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for _FILE_OFFSET_BITS value needed for large files" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for _FILE_OFFSET_BITS value needed for large files... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_sys_file_offset_bits+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  while :; do
+  ac_cv_sys_file_offset_bits=no
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <sys/types.h>
+ /* Check that off_t can represent 2**63 - 1 correctly.
+    We can't simply define LARGE_OFF_T to be 9223372036854775807,
+    since some C++ compilers masquerading as C compilers
+    incorrectly reject 9223372036854775807.  */
+#define LARGE_OFF_T (((off_t) 1 << 62) - 1 + ((off_t) 1 << 62))
+  int off_t_is_large[(LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483629 == 721
+		       && LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483647 == 1)
+		      ? 1 : -1];
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  break
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64
+#include <sys/types.h>
+ /* Check that off_t can represent 2**63 - 1 correctly.
+    We can't simply define LARGE_OFF_T to be 9223372036854775807,
+    since some C++ compilers masquerading as C compilers
+    incorrectly reject 9223372036854775807.  */
+#define LARGE_OFF_T (((off_t) 1 << 62) - 1 + ((off_t) 1 << 62))
+  int off_t_is_large[(LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483629 == 721
+		       && LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483647 == 1)
+		      ? 1 : -1];
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_sys_file_offset_bits=64; break
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+  break
+done
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_sys_file_offset_bits" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_sys_file_offset_bits" >&6
+if test "$ac_cv_sys_file_offset_bits" != no; then
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS $ac_cv_sys_file_offset_bits
+_ACEOF
+
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for _LARGE_FILES value needed for large files" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for _LARGE_FILES value needed for large files... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_sys_large_files+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  while :; do
+  ac_cv_sys_large_files=no
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <sys/types.h>
+ /* Check that off_t can represent 2**63 - 1 correctly.
+    We can't simply define LARGE_OFF_T to be 9223372036854775807,
+    since some C++ compilers masquerading as C compilers
+    incorrectly reject 9223372036854775807.  */
+#define LARGE_OFF_T (((off_t) 1 << 62) - 1 + ((off_t) 1 << 62))
+  int off_t_is_large[(LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483629 == 721
+		       && LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483647 == 1)
+		      ? 1 : -1];
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  break
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#define _LARGE_FILES 1
+#include <sys/types.h>
+ /* Check that off_t can represent 2**63 - 1 correctly.
+    We can't simply define LARGE_OFF_T to be 9223372036854775807,
+    since some C++ compilers masquerading as C compilers
+    incorrectly reject 9223372036854775807.  */
+#define LARGE_OFF_T (((off_t) 1 << 62) - 1 + ((off_t) 1 << 62))
+  int off_t_is_large[(LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483629 == 721
+		       && LARGE_OFF_T % 2147483647 == 1)
+		      ? 1 : -1];
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_sys_large_files=1; break
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+  break
+done
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_sys_large_files" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_sys_large_files" >&6
+if test "$ac_cv_sys_large_files" != no; then
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define _LARGE_FILES $ac_cv_sys_large_files
+_ACEOF
+
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+fi
+
 
 # Check whether --enable-gnome-vfs or --disable-gnome-vfs was given.
 if test "${enable_gnome_vfs+set}" = set; then
@@ -18648,9 +18968,8 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}$cc_version" >&6
 
 # Add our compiler switches not discarding 'CFLAGS' as they may have been
 # passed to us by rpmbuild(8).
-# We add -Wall to enable compiler warnings and define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS to 64
-# enable 64-bit (device) file access functions and parameters.
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -Wall"
+# We add -Wall to enable compiler warnings.
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall"
 
 # Add lots of extra warnings if in maintainer mode.
 if test "$USE_MAINTAINER_MODE" = "yes";then