There is no imposed limit on memory in Cygwin beyond heap_chunk_in_mb (which defaults to 128MB). You should be able to allocate either the amount indicated by heap_chunk_in_mb or total available memory, whichever is less.
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 At 09:54 AM 3/25/2002, G.Spagnuolo wrote: >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/ -- 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/
