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. > > > >Larry Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] >RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com >838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office >Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Dr. Giovanni Spagnuolo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Salerno Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione ed Ingegneria Elettrica (D.I.I.I.E.) Via Ponte Don Melillo 84084 Fisciano - Salerno - Italy phone: +39 089 964258 fax: +39 089 964218 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." Naguib Mahfouz -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
