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diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 5592fe325ff..6d6efa7c1ce 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ This is not a new feature; only the configure flag is new.
 ---
 ** There is a new configure option --with-wide-int.
 With it, Emacs integers typically have 62 bits, even on 32-bit machines.
+On 32-bit hosts, this raises the limit on buffer sizes from 512 MiB to
+a bit less than 4 GiB, with the exact limit set by the operating system.
 ---
 ** New translation of the Emacs Tutorial in Hebrew is available.

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 5592fe325ff..6d6efa7c1ce 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ This is not a new feature; only the configure flag is new.
51	---	51	---
52	** There is a new configure option --with-wide-int.	52	** There is a new configure option --with-wide-int.
53	With it, Emacs integers typically have 62 bits, even on 32-bit machines.	53	With it, Emacs integers typically have 62 bits, even on 32-bit machines.
		54	On 32-bit hosts, this raises the limit on buffer sizes from 512 MiB to
		55	a bit less than 4 GiB, with the exact limit set by the operating system.
54		56
55	---	57	---
56	** New translation of the Emacs Tutorial in Hebrew is available.	58	** New translation of the Emacs Tutorial in Hebrew is available.