On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 16:16, Dan Muey wrote: > > On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 13:18, Dan Muey wrote: > > > There are always comments like "you can slurp the file as > > > long as it's not too big" or "becareful not to slurp a > > > really big file or you'll be in trouble". > > > > I'd like to add that some of it depends on swap space. I've > > slurped well past physical memory and most of it went to > > swap. Although the script was significantly lower it still > > ran. However, if you get to a certain point your machine -- > > no matter what OS you are running -- will crash and burn. Of > > course, this is *if* you can get to that level. > > Users of *BSD systems with limit installed know that if your > > process eats too much memory IT will die and not the system. > > Good info Dan, I'm surprised more folks aren't adding their .02 > since it seems (to me anyway) like people are just as religious > about slurping as they are strict and warnings.
I think a lot of it is a problem of how exactly to answer. There will always be situations where slurping is a great idea and situations where slurping is a horrible idea. I wish it were possible to give a better example like, "Use formula _____ to calculate whether or not you can slurp safely". But there are just too many variables that change from computer to computer and program to program then to say anything besides: "If you slurp watch the resources your program is using and kill it off before it DOSes your computer". -Dan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
