[comp.text] amstrip problems

carter%sloth@gatech.edu (Carter Bullard) (03/21/89)

well,
  i am having problems with the amstrip that came with the
standard distribution.  i run out of string character
space. is this a solvable problem?

any help will be greatly appreciated.

i have included the log in case it would shed some light on
the problem.


    This is TeX, C Version 2.9 (preloaded format=lplain 88.12.15)
    **&lplain amstrip
    (amstrip.tex
    LaTeX Version 2.09 <25 Jan 1988>
    (/usr/local/lib/tex/inputs/amstex.tex
    
                             AmS-TeX - Version 1.1c
                             ** As of 8 Jul 1987 **
    
    COPYRIGHT 1987 - AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY ("AMS") - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
    USE OF A COPY OF AmS-TeX CONSTITUTES AN AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF A LEASE
    THEREOF FROM AMS TO THE LESSEE (i.e., THE ENTITY RECEIVING POSSESSION OF AN
    AUTHORIZED COPY OF AmS-TeX). SUCH LEASE LIMITS USE TO NON-PROFIT, IN-HOUSE
    USES BY LESSEE. ANY OTHER USE IS UNAUTHORIZED AND WILL RESULT IN TERMINATION
    OF SUCH LEASE ON NOTICE FROM AMS.
    
    PLEASE ADDRESS REQUESTS FOR COMMERCIAL OR ADDITIONAL RIGHTS TO
    AMS, P.O. BOX 6248, PROVIDENCE, RI 02940, ATTN: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
    
    ) (/usr/local/lib/tex/inputs/amstex.tex) (/usr/local/lib/tex/inputs/amsppt.sty
    ! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [pool size=9014].
    <argument> ifauthor@ 
                         
    @if #1#2->csname expandafter if@ string #1
                                              #2endcsname 
    newif ...xpandafter expandafter edef @if #1{false}
                                                      {let noexpand #1=noexpand ...
    l.151 \newif\ifauthor@
                          
    If you really absolutely need more capacity,
    you can ask a wizard to enlarge me.
    
     
    Here is how much of TeX's memory you used:
     950 strings out of 1513
     9014 string characters out of 9014
     38975 words of memory out of 65531
     2882 multiletter control sequences out of 3000
     20879 words of font info for 78 fonts, out of 36000 for 120
     14 hyphenation exceptions out of 307
     7i,0n,10p,370b,16s stack positions out of 200i,40n,60p,500b,2000s
    No pages of output.


Carter Bullard
School of Information & Computer Science, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332
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gae@sphere.mast.ohio-state.edu (Gerald Edgar) (03/21/89)

In article <18209@gatech.edu> carter%sloth@gatech.edu (Carter Bullard) writes:
>well,
>  i am having problems with the amstrip that came with the
>standard distribution.  i run out of string character
>space. is this a solvable problem?
>
 ...
>    This is TeX, C Version 2.9 (preloaded format=lplain 88.12.15)
>    **&lplain amstrip

Latex and AmS-TeX at the same time will take a lot of space.  When you use
AmS-TeX, there is no need for the Latex format (lplain); in fact, there
is probably some conflict between the two.  Use only the plain format.
That should save considerable space.
-- 
  Gerald A. Edgar          
  Department of Mathematics                     TS1871@OHSTVMA.bitnet
  The Ohio State University                     gae@sphere.mast.ohio-state.edu
  Columbus, OH 43210   ...!{att,pyramid}!osu-cis!sphere.mast.ohio-state.edu!gae