TeX and VAX/VMS Pascal

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From: pri=10 |Jim Richardson
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1986 03:29

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When we try to compile TeX 1.3 using VAX/VMS Pascal V3.1 or V3.2, with
/OPTIMIZE, we run out of virtual address space.  Our VIRTUALPAGECNT system
parameter is 19384.  With /NOOPTIMIZE, the compilation succeeds, using a
maximum virtual memory of about 17600 pages.

Has anyone succeeded using the optimizer?  If so, I would be grateful to
learn how much virtual memory was required, so the system can be reconfigured
without guessing.

Alternatively, is it possible that some bug in Pascal is causing the memory
overflow?  Pascal V2.6 was capable of compiling TeX within our memory limits;
V3.0 gave an internal compiler error.

--
Jim Richardson
Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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