Yes. DrRacket does it. You'd have to use lower-level operations, tho (setting up a custodian with a limit before starting the program you want limited).
Robby On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Daniel Prager <daniel.a.pra...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks Robby > > Can the limit be imposed programmatically, for use from the command-line? > > > Thanks > > Dan > > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 9:13 AM, Robby Findler < > ro...@eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote: > >> current-memory-use is counting all of DrRacket's memory and the user >> program memory. The limit, however, includes only the user program's memory. >> >> Robby >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Daniel Prager <daniel.a.pra...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Apropos: >>> >>> I was wondering why I couldn't limit memory in a Racket program directly >>> -- for running from the command-line -- as distinct from in Dr Racket, but >>> the following transcript shed doubts on Dr Racket: >>> >>> Welcome to DrRacket, version 5.3.6 [3m]. >>> Language: racket; memory limit: *256 MB*. >>> >>> > (/ (current-memory-use) (expt 10 6)) >>> 900 52839/125000 >>> >>> > (collect-garbage) >>> > (/ (current-memory-use) (expt 10 6)) >>> 660 25687/31250 >>> >>> >>> [Replicated in 5.91.] >>> >>> Does (current-memory-use) include overhead for e.g. the DrRacket runtime? >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 7:13 PM, Daniel Prager < >>> daniel.a.pra...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Is there a good reference to measure and understand Racket memory use? >>>> >>>> I'm doing a run of scribble and memory use is peaking at over 1 Gb. >>>> >>>> I expect that I will be able to make modifications to limit use if I >>>> can get some informative measurements. >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Dan >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Daniel Prager* >>>> Agile/Lean Coaching, Software Development and Leadership >>>> Startup: www.youpatch.com >>>> Twitter: @agilejitsu <https://twitter.com/agilejitsu> >>>> Blog: agile-jitsu.blogspot.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Daniel Prager* >>> Agile/Lean Coaching, Software Development and Leadership >>> Startup: www.youpatch.com >>> Twitter: @agilejitsu <https://twitter.com/agilejitsu> >>> Blog: agile-jitsu.blogspot.com >>> >>> ____________________ >>> Racket Users list: >>> http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >>> >>> >> > > > -- > *Daniel Prager* > Agile/Lean Coaching, Software Development and Leadership > Startup: www.youpatch.com > Twitter: @agilejitsu <https://twitter.com/agilejitsu> > Blog: agile-jitsu.blogspot.com >
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