Large files (was: Code for converting between Elisp and Calc floats)

[Stefan Monnier]

>> Currently in 64bit mode, you supposedly can edit files larger but in
>> practice when I tried it, I bumped into other bugs when reaching the
>> 2G limit (or maybe even earlier) IIRC.

> There are lots of places that use int instead of EMACS_INT.  If we
> want to get full 64-bit buffer size, Someone(TM) should hunt them down
> and fix them.

I tracked down a fair number, but yes, there any many more.
But last time I looked at it, I bumped into a bug that seemed to come
from elsewhere (IIRC it appeared before the 2GB limit).


        Stefan