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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 15:54:42 +0100
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From: "G.Spagnuolo" <spanish AT ieee DOT org>
Subject: Re: Cygwin/DJGPP and memory
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Thanks for your reply.
So, the total memory is the only limit. I'm reading about a mysterious 
256MB limit of cygwin: what about it?
With respect to DJGPP, by cygwin I am able to use the virtual memory. Is 
this true?
Thanks again

gs


At 09.48 25/03/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>At 08:54 AM 3/25/2002, G.Spagnuolo wrote:
> >Dear all,
> >I'm browsing the mailing list archive about the limits on memory 
> allocation under cygwin, but I've not yet a complete picture.
> >What is the real limit when I use new[] in a C++ program? The one I set 
> in windows2000 register heap_chunk_in_mb?
>
>
>Yep!  Assuming, of course, that you have that much total memory (physical +
>swap) space available for use.
>
>
>
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