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* doc/misc/efaq.texi (Problems with very large files): Mention
64-bit machines before 32-bit ones, as they are more common.
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@ -3301,12 +3301,12 @@ Emacs has an inherent fixed limitation on the size of buffers. This
limit is stricter than the maximum size of objects supported by other
programs on the same architecture.
The maximum buffer size on 32-bit machines is 512 MBytes. If Emacs
was built using the @code{--with-wide-int} flag, the maximum buffer
size on 32-bit machines is 2 GB.
The maximum buffer size on 64-bit machines is 2.3 exabytes
(@code{most-positive-fixnum}).
Emacs compiled on a 64-bit machine can handle much larger buffers; up
to @code{most-positive-fixnum} (2.3 exabytes).
Emacs compiled on a 32-bit machine can handle buffers up to 512
MBytes. If Emacs was built using the @code{--with-wide-int} flag, the
maximum buffer size on 32-bit machines is 2 GB.
Due to things like decoding of multibyte characters, you can only
visit files with a size that is roughly half the buffer size limit.