Jan Vroonhof <vroonhof(a)math.ethz.ch> writes in xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org:
SL Baur <steve(a)xemacs.org> writes:
> Single files will compress better than a bunch of smaller files.
Yes, but then you need to have the whole info file in a buffer.
True, however, buffer space is returned to the O/S by the relocating
allocator. It also reportedly works around a problem info.el has with
following hyperlinks across split files.