Re: How do I increase buffer size when I read in a big file?

[Steve Rich]

Emacs used to have a file size limitation due to the use of some of
the bits of the integer for Lisp data typing or something like that.
It think it was about 28 bits or so, which is 134217727 (signed).  May
not be true anymore, though.

HTH,
sjr

Peter S Galbraith writes:
 > 
 > > (font-lock-maximum-size nil) in your .emacs and then size is
 > > irrelevant
 > >
 > > -timo
 > 
 > ?
 > Sounds more like physical memory was exceeded.
 >  
 > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 11:00:07AM -0800, Selina Yuen wrote:
 > > >Hello,
 > > >
 > > >I got the following error message when
 > > >I read in a big file of size 143326510.
 > > >
 > > >Signaling: (error "maximum buffer size exceeded")
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >Any clue on how to increase the buffer size???
 > > >
 > > >Thanks,
 > > >--Selina
 >