From:	"Damian Yerrick" <web DOT poison AT pineight DOT 8m DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Memory allocation limit?
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<sephiroth AT id-base DOT com> wrote in message
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> Is there a limit to how much memory I can
> allocate with the c++ new function in DJGPP?

DJGPP exists in several versions, each with its own bugs.
What compiler and Binutils versions are you using?

> I seem to get the error:
> Virtual memory exceeded in `new'
> I looked at my program,

May we? Please post source code.

> and it appears that not much memory is allocated
> (I can't put an exact figure on it, but no more than 5mb I think).

How much hard drive space do you have left?
What's the largest value of foo in
  pointer = malloc(foo);
for which nothing breaks and pointer != NULL?
Try starting values around 5000000 (five million) for foo.

> If anyone can answer these questions, I would really appreciate it.

If you can answer my questions, c.o.m.d may answer yours.

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