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Re: Is there heap size limitaion?


Anna Sidera wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrew Haley <aph@redhat.com>
> Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009 1:45 pm
> Subject: Re: Is there heap size limitaion?
> 
>> Anna Sidera wrote:
>>> Can you tell me if there is heap size limitation in gcc? I use a 
>> server with 4 CPU and 16 BG ram. I create tables using malloc and 
>> the total memory I can use is a little less than 4 GB.
>>
>> Seems odd.  What OS / architecture are you using?

> I am using unix. SunOS 5.10

OK, but what architecture?  32-bit or 64-bit mode?

Type

isainfo -v

If it's 32-bit then you will be limited, obviously.
If gcc is generating 32-bit executables then you will also be
limited.  The -m64/-m32 options control this.

Andrew.


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