On Wed, 04 May 2011 21:27:50 +0200 victor.stinner <python-check...@python.org> wrote: > http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/7f3cab59ef3e > changeset: 69834:7f3cab59ef3e > branch: 2.7 > parent: 69827:affec521b330 > user: Victor Stinner <victor.stin...@haypocalc.com> > date: Wed May 04 21:27:39 2011 +0200 > summary: > Issue #11277: test_zlib tests a buffer of 1 GB on 32 bits
What's the point? The issue with 2GB or 4GB buffers is that they cross the potential limit of a machine type (a signed or unsigned integer). I don't see any benefit in testing a 1GB buffer; the test could probably be removed instead. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
