[FAQ alert] RE: segfault on memory intensive programs

Sun Apr 2 04:48:00 GMT 2006

On 3/30/06, Dave Korn wrote:
> As to the FAQ entry, it really needs a little alteration. Ping JDF!
>> It should make clear that those parameters are in bytes. The example of a
> 4k stack and 1k heap is a bit unrealistic and it might be more productive to
> show people how to make exes with /big/ stacks, since that's the problem
> people usually run into. How about something a bit more like
>> -------------------------------------------------------------<snip>
> 21.
>> How can I adjust the heap/stack size of an application?
>> If you need to change the maximum amount of memory available to Cygwin, see
> http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/setup-maxmem.html. Otherwise, just pass the
> desired heap/stack size in bytes as linker arguments to gcc. To create foo.exe
> with a heap size of 200MB and a stack size of 8MB, you would invoke gcc as:
>> gcc -Wl,--heap,200000000,--stack,8000000 -o foo foo.c
> -------------------------------------------------------------<snip>

I'll get to this and the other items soon-ish. I got a cheap laptop on ebay
(but very portable... Dell x200) and just finished getting it set up.
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