[plt-scheme] The memory limit in DrScheme

The PR you cite seems unrelated (and is closed).

Robby

On 5/29/07, Jos Koot <jos.koot at telefonica.net> wrote:
> Hi, I already sent a bug report about this some days ago. See  http://bugs.plt-scheme.org/query/?cmd=view&pr=8703
> Jos koot
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jens Axel Søgaard" <jensaxel at soegaard.net>
> To: "PLT-list" <plt-scheme at list.cs.brown.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:53 PM
> Subject: [plt-scheme] The memory limit in DrScheme
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have been experimenting a little with the memory limit
> > in DrScheme 370 on Windows XP.
> >
> > My conclusion is that the memory limit works - but that
> > I need help to find the greatest upper limit not crashing
> > DrScheme.
> >
> > If I run the program:
> >
> >    (define (bomb n)
> >       (cons n (bomb (+ n 1)))
> >
> >    (bomb 0)
> >
> > with an unrealistic high limit such as 50000 megabytes,
> > DrScheme eventually crashes. That's ok.
> >
> > If I run "Task Manager" (taskmgr.exr), choose the
> > tab "Performance" and then read of the available
> > physical memory I see a number in the vicinity of
> > 1 620 000.
> >
> > If I enter the limit 1000 (to be on the safe side)
> > DrScheme still crashes.
> >
> > If I enter 950 I get the intended message that
> > the execution was stopped.
> >
> > Is "Available Physical Memory" the wrong number to
> > look at?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jens Axel Søgaard
> >
> >
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