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I loved the comments in the GNU cat. "Why are (OUTSIZE - 1 + INSIZE * 4 + LINE_COUNTER_BUF_LEN + PAGE_SIZE - 1) bytes allocated for the output buffer?" Then i
by BoppreH 17y ago
I loved the comments in the GNU cat.
"Why are
(OUTSIZE - 1 + INSIZE * 4 + LINE_COUNTER_BUF_LEN + PAGE_SIZE - 1)
bytes allocated for the output buffer?"
Then it goes on a 15 lines article, divided in two paragraphs, explaining the reasoning behind the code.
- unwind 17y agoYeah ... I enjoyed "An 11 digit counter may overflow within an hour on a P2/466", too. GNU obviously overclock their hardware, the Wikipedia page for the Pentium II says it topped out at 450 MHz, in 1999.