[plt-dev] "The PLT Virtual Machine is out of memory. Aborting."

From: Robby Findler (robby at eecs.northwestern.edu)
Date: Thu Feb 19 16:34:47 EST 2009

I asked because check syntax doesn't install memory limits when it
runs, only run does. Perhaps your tool is doing the same thing?

Robby

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Carl Eastlund <cce at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
> No, though I might have just triggered the theorem prover, which uses
> the same hook to compile the program as check syntax
> (drscheme:eval:expand-program), if that's relevant.
>
> --Carl
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Robby Findler
> <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote:
>> Were you running check syntax?
>>
>> Robby
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Carl Eastlund <cce at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
>>> DrScheme gave me the error message in the subject -- I wish I had
>>> copied or screenshotted it, but I was so surprised to see it I just
>>> clicked "OK" to see what it would do, so I may have the wording
>>> slightly wrong.  Anyway, DrScheme promptly crashed (and Mac OS gave me
>>> to "quit unexpectedly dialog") when I hit "OK".
>>>
>>> I don't recall doing anything intensive when that happened, I was just
>>> running a program I had run before (in Dracula).  Anyone know what
>>> might have happened, or what further information I should look for to
>>> help diagnose this?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Carl Eastlund
>


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