Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/01/16/04:17:56
John M. Aldrich wrote:
>
> Daniel Taupin wrote:
> >
> > When running go32-v2 I get some value of SWAP available (i.e. 60mbyte), byt with the
> > old I get 200Mbyte.
> >
> > I suppose one has wap on one disk, i.e. C:, the other on D:
> >
> > But, where is the amount/location of swap memory set?
>
> It's a runtime variable, determined by the amount of free physical
> memory and free disk space on your computer. By default, the cwsdpmi
> DPMI host uses "c:\cwsdpmi.swp" for your swap file, so its value should
There is not cwsdpmi.swp in my computer!
> not depend on where you run go32-v2 from. The total swap space
> available under cwsdpmi will be a number from 0 to 256 MB, depending on
> which version of cwspdmi you have and how much free disk space exists.
> However, this only applies if you run from plain DOS with no other DPMI
> host loaded. If you run go32-v2 from a Windows DOS shell, or under
> QDPMI, 386MAX, 4DOS, OpenDOS, or some other environment that provides
> DPMI, DJGPP programs will use whatever memory those hosts provide.
Yes, but does this explain the difference between what is said by
GO32(v1) and GO32-V2?
>
> Oh, and don't worry about losing the use of that disk space. cwsdpmi
> only accesses swap space when it needs it; it leaves your hard drive
> alone otherwise. :-)
>
But the question is still: on which disk will cwsdpmi.swp be installed?
C: or D:?
And how can I decide it on D: rather than C:?
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