>> that's not true. it's still useful even with the temporary copy. >> and the temporary copy makes sure things aren't changing >> out from under acme's feet. > > i'm not sure what statement you're refuting.
"you'd have to convince it to not read the entire file preemptively to make this a useful feature." > the reason i think > making the copy is a problem for a 7 gb file is the excessive time > it takes for big files. copying 7gb doesn't take that long. it certainly takes less time than rewriting acme to remove a fundamental assumption. if you're editing a 7gb file i think you're willing to wait a little while. > does the acme temp file get entirely rewritten when one file > changes? i.e. is this the mbox problem? no
