On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 05:47:17PM -0800, Tim Prince wrote: > Yes, individual static data structures on linux x86_64 are limited to > 2GB by the linking tools provided with the OS. There are multiple memory models on (Linux) x86-64, you are describing the "small" model. "medium" has no such limit, at the cost of slightly larger and slower code. I have no idea what Stuart was talking about. Unformatted disk files yes, but not in-memory objects... -- greg