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From:	"Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have AT nohavenot DOT cmm>
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Subject:	Re: failure of __dpmi_set_segment_limit() problem
Date:	Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:43:20 -0400
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"Charles Sandmann" <cwsdpmi AT earthlink DOT net> wrote in message
news:t7Wdna5FmpsFEGPVnZ2dnUVZ_oPinZ2d AT earthlink DOT com...
> You are not flagging to sbrk() that you have changed the segment limit; so
> when you call anything which calls sbrk() that requires it resize the
memory
> it resets the limit.  Don't set the limit to -1 manually, call
> _djgpp_nearptr_enable instead or look at it's source to see which flags
need
> setting.  There are some old FAQ and usenet articles about this if you
> search long enough..., but the easy thing is to call the libc function.
>

Thanks.  Maybe it's just me, but I'd consider that to be bug in sbrk()...
the limit is already maxed.  Yes, this program doesn't specifically need
that method and could use _djgpp_nearptr_enable.  However, I think a couple
other programs I've got may need that method.  I recall there was some
reason I didn't want to change cs.  I looked over the _djgpp_nearptr_enable
code previously but didn't see anything that indicated information was
passed to other routines.  I'll look over it again, and sbrk() and the crt0
stuff...


RP

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