From: Tim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 23:18:51 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Add info about Windows filesystem limits.
X-Git-Tag: v2.2.1c1~1833
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9a9471ca1cf044ed7e466cee9a84401824201dd7;p=python

Add info about Windows filesystem limits.
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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index ecc4588762..b282559bf5 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -199,7 +199,11 @@ Windows
   Win64.  This means that, for example, you can use f.tell() and f.seek()
   to manipulate files larger than 2 gigabytes (provided you have enough
   disk space, and are using a Windows filesystem that supports large
-  partitions).
+  partitions).  Windows filesystem limits:  FAT has a 2GB (gigabyte)
+  filesize limit, and large file support makes no difference there.
+  FAT32's limit is 4GB, and files >= 2GB are easier to use from Python now.
+  NTFS has no practical limit on file size, and files of any size can be
+  used from Python now.
 
 - The w9xpopen hack is now used on Windows NT and 2000 too when COMPSPEC
   points to command.com (patch from Brian Quinlan).