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SF 964876 mapping a 0 length file 

Document that it can't be done on Windows.
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Tim Peters 2004-06-06 16:51:46 +00:00
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\begin{funcdesc}{mmap}{fileno, length\optional{, tagname\optional{, access}}} \begin{funcdesc}{mmap}{fileno, length\optional{, tagname\optional{, access}}}
\strong{(Windows version)} Maps \var{length} bytes from the file \strong{(Windows version)} Maps \var{length} bytes from the file
specified by the file handle \var{fileno}, and returns a mmap specified by the file handle \var{fileno}, and returns a mmap
object. If \var{length} is \code{0}, the maximum length of the map object. If \var{length} is larger than the current size of the file,
will be the current size of the file when \function{mmap()} is the file is extended to contain \var{length} bytes. If \var{length}
called. is \code{0}, the maximum length of the map is the current size
of the file, except that if the file is empty Windows raises an
exception (you cannot create an empty mapping on Windows).
\var{tagname}, if specified and not \code{None}, is a string giving \var{tagname}, if specified and not \code{None}, is a string giving
a tag name for the mapping. Windows allows you to have many a tag name for the mapping. Windows allows you to have many