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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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Subject: Re: Reading huge files
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:55:38 -0500
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> Why does insert-file-contents signal an error if you pass floating point
> values for BEG and END?

Because it doesn't know better.  Patches welcome (after the release of
Emacs-22).


        Stefan