Re: gnus, Maximum buffer size exceeded

[Stefan Monnier]

>> So, there's no way I could increase this limit on my 32-bit system?
> Emacs 25 will support a configure time option to extend this to 2GB
> (or maybe even 4GB, depending on the OS).  Otherwise, no, there's no way.

As Glenn points out, this option was actually added to
Emacs-24 already.  And in practice, the real practical limit can end up
lower than "2GB or 4GB" (because Emacs additionally needs space to keep
other data, and/or to move part of the buffer around).


        Stefan