Re: [1.7] BUG: heap_chunk_in_mb=1536 breaks expect.

[Dave Korn <dave dot korn dot cygwin at googlemail dot com>]

Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:41:19AM +0100, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> The code handling heap_chunk_in_mb hasn't changed at all since 1.5.25,
>> except for the registry location where it's loaded from.  I'm wondering
>> if the mere size of the heap chunk is enough here to disturb
>> functionality which requires more memory in 1.7 than in 1.5.  For
>> instance, practically all file operations need more memory now (buffers
>> for conversion to UNICODE, enough room for long paths).  And 1.5 Gigs +
>> sizeof all DLLs + sizeof executable is quite easily filling up the 2
>> Gigs virtual mem size for the process.
> 
> I wonder if we should just nuke this setting entirely.  It shouldn't really
> be tremendously useful anymore.

  Well, let me check whether it's possible to link libgcj without it first...

    cheers,
      DaveK

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