Date: Fri, 1 Apr 1994 19:37:06 -0800 (PST)
From: GLEN HEIN <ghein AT nevada DOT edu>
Subject: GCC wiped files off my harddrive!
To: ListServ for DJGPP <djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu>


I was trying to compile a program using GCC tomight.  It was a rather 
lengthy program.  The source file was about 325,000 bytes and it used 
several #include files.  GGC started compiling it and it only gave 1 
warning.  And that was just about PI being redefined.  After about 20 
minutes GCC stopped and it gave an error about running out of virtual 
memory.  I have 4Mb of RAM and I had 50Mb free on my hard drive.  I went 
to reboot my sytem, and then I was going to make more space on the hard 
drive.  I restarted the system because I wanted to use a different 
setting in my multi-config file.  Both the config.sys and autoexec.bat 
files were gone.  Other small files in the root directory were missing.  
Luckily nothing important, except the config.sys and autoexec.bat of 
course!  What could have caused this?  How can I still compile my 
programm without destroying my system?

This is my system:

i486SX25
4Mb RAM
255 Mb HD
GCC 2.5.7 m5


Thanks,
Glen Hein
ghein AT nevada DOT edu