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Article #10767Expunge problems (was Re: CloseFonts() problems)
From: John Russell
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 1988 17:32
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 1988 17:32
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In article <3226@amiga.UUCP> jimm@cloyd.UUCP (Jim Mackraz) writes: >If you NEED the memory, won't you get >it when you try to allocate it? If you need a large chunk of memory, won't >an expunge happen when you try to get it? > >Problems I'm aware of include: ... There's also the problem that when loading a large executable, fragmentation caused by unused fonts, libraries, and devices may mean it fails with "not enough memory". A flushlibs will cure the problem, but it would be better for the loadseg (or whatever the dos routine at the root of the problem) actually tried an AllocMem -- I can only suppose it examines the memlist looking for a large enough contiguous block, but never does anything that would cause an expunge. John -- "If you steal all money, kids not be able to BUY TOYS!" -- Saturday morning cartoon character explaining why theft is bad
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!amdahl!uunet!garfield!john13 From: john13@garfield.MUN.EDU (John Russell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Expunge problems (was Re: CloseFonts() problems) Summary: problem with expunge Message-ID: <5058@garfield.MUN.EDU> Date: 31 Dec 88 17:32:48 GMT References: <3599@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM> <10097@well.UUCP> <YXienJy00Vsf0AHTAo@andrew.cmu.edu> <14355@oberon.USC.EDU> <3226@amiga.UUCP> Reply-To: john13@garfield.UUCP (John Russell) Distribution: na Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland Lines: 21