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Article #3594emacs filesize limitations
From: J. Giles
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 19:47
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 19:47
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There seems to be a filesize limitation in emacs of 2^23 bytes. The editor does not detect files which violate this limit nor is the limitation documented (as far as I've yet determined). The editor merely starts to behave unreliably for such large files. Is there a document which describes this limitation. Are there any plans to correct it? (Note: *whatever* is done will most likely leave some sort of limitation, so the way to correct the problem is to detect violations and not just increase the limit.) What is the appropriate procedure for reporting such problems and/or getting current information on new releases and fixes? Is anyone actually doing bugfix work on the tool at all? Thanks in advance. -- J. Giles
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Newsgroups: comp.emacs Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!caen!hellgate.utah.edu!lanl!cochiti.lanl.gov!jlg From: jlg@cochiti.lanl.gov (J. Giles) Subject: emacs filesize limitations Message-ID: <1993Jan6.194746.29120@newshost.lanl.gov> Sender: news@newshost.lanl.gov Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 19:47:46 GMT Lines: 17