From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Maximum buffer size exceeded Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 19:31:53 GMT Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1083785536 7037 80.91.224.253 (5 May 2004 19:32:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 19:32:16 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed May 05 21:32:09 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BLS7k-0004Wa-00 for ; Wed, 05 May 2004 21:32:09 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BLS7L-0004uD-TW for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 05 May 2004 15:31:43 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!snoopy.risq.qc.ca!charlie.risq.qc.ca!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 9 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 132.204.24.84 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@umontreal.ca Original-X-Trace: charlie.risq.qc.ca 1083785513 132.204.24.84 (Wed, 05 May 2004 15:31:53 EDT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 15:31:53 EDT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:122990 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:18277 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:18277 > I've been trying to open a large file (208 MB) but I receive the error > "Maximum buffer size exceeded" and Emacs fails to open the file. This is > Emacs 21.2.1 on a Redhat GNU/Linux 9 box. Try Emacs-CVS whose upper limit was bumped from 128MB to 256MB. Stefan