Re: [h-e-w] heading a large file

[MJ Chan]

Is it 30 bits or 29 bits in CVS version? The CVS version that I'm
running has GCTYPEBITS set to 3, which makes it 29 bits for VALBITS. 

With 29-bit emacs integers, I am able to open large files, and the
max. buffer size is doubled. This is a big improvement for me. Thank
everyone who made it happen. 

MJ

>>>>> On nilJanuary 06 2004, Jason Rumney said:

    >>> "Michael R. Wolf" <address@hidden> writes:

> I've used emacs to edit large files, even binary files, directly. I'll
> admit that I haven't needed to edit such large ones, so my mileage
> obviously varies, but I am not aware of any inherent limit in emacs
> that would prevent you from editing the whole file direcly.

    >>> Emacs integers are 28 bits (30 bits in CVS) on 32 bit
    >>> platforms. Since Emacs uses integers to keep track of buffer
    >>> position, you cannot edit files larger than 256Mb.