> > So basically, you are hitting the limits of maximal string size (which
> > is 2^24 = 16777216 on 32 bits plateform).
> > 
> > Hence you cannot avoid it, except by switching to a 64 bits plateform.
> 
> Another possibility is to write a Buffer implementation on top of
> Bigarrays.  That way your application wouldn't have to change much.

But you'd still hit the limit on string length when extracting the
contents of the buffer with Buffer.contents...

- Xavier Leroy
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