From dc53c88bfd6794a353ddd7ecac8ff91707d7924a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 10:39:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Buffers): Document the maximum buffer size. --- man/buffers.texi | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man/buffers.texi b/man/buffers.texi index 22b05a39349..a6ead2a87b9 100644 --- a/man/buffers.texi +++ b/man/buffers.texi @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ @c This is part of the Emacs manual. -@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000 +@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000, 2001 @c Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. @node Buffers, Windows, Files, Top @@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ modified, and what major mode and minor modes are in effect in it particular buffer, meaning its value in that buffer can be different from the value in other buffers. @xref{Locals}. +@cindex buffer size, maximum + A buffer's size cannot be larger than some maximum, which is defined +by largest buffer position representable by the @dfn{Emacs integer} data +type. This is because Emacs tracks buffer positions using that data +type. For 32-bit machines, the largest buffer size is 128 megabytes. + @menu * Select Buffer:: Creating a new buffer or reselecting an old one. * List Buffers:: Getting a list of buffers that exist. -- 2.39.5