Tx igor. Now I am waiting to get hold of the new VM (with this parameter) to test on Windows.
On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 8:44 PM, Stéphane Ducasse <stephane.duca...@inria.fr>wrote: > For the people that did not click on the link :) > > > - *Tree SHA1:* > 26bf913<https://gitorious.org/cogvm/blessed/trees/341e6c2e150bcde80dfea6c890bab7745b2a6d44> > - *Parent SHA1:* > 14cc218<https://gitorious.org/cogvm/blessed/commit/14cc21817f90150b00f2c6ad2d069698f304afdd> > (- fixed save for 2.0) > - raw > diff<https://gitorious.org/cogvm/blessed/commit/341e6c2e150bcde80dfea6c890bab7745b2a6d44?format=diff> > | raw > patch<https://gitorious.org/cogvm/blessed/commit/341e6c2e150bcde80dfea6c890bab7745b2a6d44?format=patch> > > Added option in windows .ini file > to set the virtual memory address space limit. > > AddressSpaceLimit = <size in Mbytes> > The default is 512Mb > > Thanks igor. > > Stef > > > > > On Jul 9, 2013, at 10:03 AM, Igor Stasenko <siguc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 9 July 2013 09:13, Stéphane Ducasse <stephane.duca...@inria.fr> wrote: > > First, not all programming languages are like this: You can easily run > other VMs (e.g., Java) with more than 3 GB. But, let's not even go there: I > can run Pharo with 1Gb on Mac without problems. According to your reasoning > we might end up downgrading the Mac VM. Some data does not fit in memory, > but if I can get all my data in my image, I will choose to do it. > > I am not saying that we should compare with Java, or that it is the end of > the world that the Windows VM is highly restricted. I am simply saying that > we should not dismiss this as a problem just because we do not know how, or > do not have the resources to solve it right now. > > After all, we are here to change the world :). > > > Yes, but this topic was raised multiple times already. Maybe we should > stop wasting time on it? > > All you need to do, to change the limit, go to > platforms/win32/vm/sqWin32Alloc.h > > And change this: > > #ifndef MAX_VIRTUAL_MEMORY > #define MAX_VIRTUAL_MEMORY 512*1024*1024 > #endif > > So, if you want more, build VM with any limit you see fit. > But there's a reason why in official VM its 512. > > > Igor this is a real issue and we are all fighting to get more members in > the consortium > so that one day we can hire a guy like you to address it. > > > > https://gitorious.org/cogvm/blessed/commit/341e6c2e150bcde80dfea6c890bab7745b2a6d44 > > Stef > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Igor Stasenko. > > >
