GNU bug report logs - #2790
emacs 22.1.1 cannot open 5GB file on 64GB 64-bit Linux box

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Mike Coleman <tutufan <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:00:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #160 received at 2790 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 2790 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, tutufan <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#2790: emacs 22.1.1 cannot open 5GB file on 64GB 64-bit GNU/Linux box
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:14:56 -0400

>     There was an incorrect check that limited the size to INT_MAX/4
>     (i.e. 512MB for systems where ints are 32bit).  I've removed this check
>     in the CVS code (see patch below).  I am now able to open an 800MB file
>     with this check removed.

> After you visit such a file, what does (point-max) return?

It returns the correct value.

> Perhaps you're talking only about 64-bit systems?

Yes, all this discussion is in this context.  For 32bit systems, the
256MB limit kicks in long before we hit any of those problems.


        Stefan
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