From: xunil AT merchantplanet DOT com ("Robert S. Liesenfeld")
Subject: Re: Problems with cygwin32
23 Jun 1997 07:31:11 -0700
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> > On Sat, 21 Jun 1997, Robert S. Liesenfeld wrote:
> > 
> > > I just downloaded the Cygnus GNU tools for Win32, and installed them,
> > > following the installation instructions to the letter.  Whenever I try to
> > > run any tool, I get the following error:
> > > 
> > > C:\>sh
> > > (unknown) heap_init: unable to allocate heap, win32 error 87
> > > cygwin: terminating
> > 
> > Well, as it turns out, my problem was the fact that I'm trying to run
> > these tools on a box with only 16MB of memory.  :)
> > 
> 
> I only have 16 megs on my laptop and also on an ancient 486 and never
> had any problems. Are you on win95 or winNT box.
> 

I'm on an NT Workstation 4.0 box; it's an AMD 5x86-133 (thus a 486-class
CPU).

-R

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