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diff --git a/Build/tests/largefile/testlfs-martin/3gb.tex b/Build/tests/largefile/testlfs-martin/3gb.tex
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+% $Id$
+% Check if a 3gb file can be created.
+% (Public domain.)
+\pdfoutput=1
+\pdfcompresslevel=0
+
+\topskip0pt
+\newcount\n
+\loop
+	\pdfximage width \hsize height \vsize {poles.png}
+	\hbox{\pdfrefximage\pdflastximage}
+	\eject
+	\advance\n by1
+	\ifnum\n<3000
+\repeat
+\bye
diff --git a/Build/tests/largefile/testlfs-martin/Makefile b/Build/tests/largefile/testlfs-martin/Makefile
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+# $Id$
+# Public domain.
+# 
+3gb.pdf: 3gb.tex poles.png
+	pdftex 3gb.tex
+	@echo "check the first numbers to see if LFS works; they must be > 2147483648"
+	@tail 3gb.pdf|head -2
+	
+poles.png:
+	ppmpat -poles 1250 1250 |pnmtopng > poles.png
+
+.PHONY: clean clobber
+clean:
+	rm -f *.log
+
+clobber: clean
+	rm -f poles.png 3gb.pdf
diff --git a/Build/tests/largefile/testlfs-martin/README b/Build/tests/largefile/testlfs-martin/README
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+(This file public domain.)
+
+The idea here is to see if a 3gb PDF file can be created, that is, if
+largefile support is present and working.  Just run make.
+
+You'll need ppmpat from the netpbm tools to make the test image,
+although any image >1gb will do.
+
+-ms/peb/karl, 5mar08.