On 22 June 2012 21:52, David Korn <d...@research.att.com> wrote: > Subject: Re: [ast-developers] read: -N: limit exceeded > -------- > >> Why is this limit? And can the limit be increased to at least 2**32 on >> 64bit platforms? >> >> Lionel >> > > It was that way to reserve compatibility with the sh_readline() > interace. However, since this isn't a public function (in <shell.h>) > so I can change it. Too late for ksh9u+; ksh93v.
OK. It'll be nice if read -nN and the size of binary variables have the same limits (if any) as the maximum file size which can be passed with a command substitution, i.e. x=$(). Some machines here work on 30TB/day datasets and a 2**23 size limit in a 64bit operating system is a cruel joke, especially if you worked hard a whole month to get something running, your application trips over such a limit and you don't have a quick workaround and have to redesign the whole thing in JAVA or python. Lionel _______________________________________________ ast-developers mailing list ast-developers@research.att.com https://mailman.research.att.com/mailman/listinfo/ast-developers
