[perl #116907] perl doesn't handle m{}g for >= 2GB files even with largefiles and 64bitall

I have fixed this bug and others on the sprout/regexp branch.  I would
appreciate it if someone more familiar with the regexp engine could
review at least the last two commits.

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Father Chrysostomos


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via perlbug:  queue: perl5 status: open
https://rt.perl.org:443/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=116907

• [perl #116907] perl doesn't handle m{}g for >= 2GB files even with largefiles and 64bitall by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• [perl #116907] perl doesn't handle m{}g for >= 2GB files even with largefiles and 64bitall by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• [perl #116907] perl doesn't handle m{}g for >= 2GB files even with largefiles and 64bitall by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• Re: [perl #116907] perl doesn't handle m{}g for >= 2GB files evenwith largefiles and 64bitall by Karl Williamson
• [perl #116907] perl doesn't handle m{}g for >= 2GB files even with largefiles and 64bitall by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• Re: [perl #116907] perl doesn't handle m{}g for >= 2GB files evenwith largefiles and 64bitall by Nicholas Clark
• [perl #116907] perl doesn't handle m{}g for >= 2GB files even with largefiles and 64bitall by bulk88 via RT
• Re: [perl #116907] perl doesn't handle m{}g for >= 2GB files evenwith largefiles and 64bitall by Dave Mitchell
• [perl #116907] perl doesn't handle m{}g for >= 2GB files even with largefiles and 64bitall by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• Re: [perl #116907] perl doesn't handle m{}g for >= 2GB files evenwith largefiles and 64bitall by Dave Mitchell
• Re: [perl #116907] perl doesn't handle m{}g for >= 2GB files evenwith largefiles and 64bitall by demerphq