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    Why not switch to 64 bit and then you don't need to worry about it ? Commented Sep 20, 2016 at 15:44
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    Giving us the full code is giving us a hard time understanding what your question is. Can you please produce a short code specific to your problem? Commented Sep 20, 2016 at 15:44
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    Because the program may have to run on a x86 machine. Commented Sep 20, 2016 at 15:45
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    Why do you even need to know? What kind of problem warrants unusually large stringstream buffers? Commented Sep 20, 2016 at 15:45
  • On x86 you are limited not only by RAM but also by the 2GB address space. Commented Sep 20, 2016 at 15:46