bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce D. Becker) (06/02/91)
In article <1991Jun1.052345.18699@iguana.uucp> merce@iguana.uucp (Jim Mercer) writes: |i added a combo board with 1.5 meg o' ram. | |now pathalias fails with this: | |pathalias: out of memory (0k allocated); notify the authorities | |any idea what's happening? You probably have an older version of pathalias; it has a bug causing this diagnostic when it's not the case. It's fixed in versions which have sccsid dates of 89/11/20 or later in mem.c & mapaux.c. -- ,u, Bruce Becker Toronto, Ontario a /i/ Internet: bdb@becker.UUCP, bruce@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu `\o\-e UUCP: ...!utai!mnetor!becker!bdb _< /_ "Ferget yer humanity, do the poot" - devo
merce@iguana.uucp (Jim Mercer) (06/02/91)
In article <106367@becker.UUCP> bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce D. Becker) writes: >In article <1991Jun1.052345.18699@iguana.uucp> merce@iguana.uucp (Jim Mercer) writes: >|i added a combo board with 1.5 meg o' ram. >| >|now pathalias fails with this: >| >|pathalias: out of memory (0k allocated); notify the authorities >| >|any idea what's happening? > > > You probably have an older version of > pathalias; it has a bug causing this > diagnostic when it's not the case. > > It's fixed in versions which have sccsid dates > of 89/11/20 or later in mem.c & mapaux.c. pathalias/mapaux.c:static char *sccsid = "@(#)mapaux.c 9.5 89/11/20"; pathalias/mem.c:static char *sccsid = "@(#)mem.c 9.3 89/11/20"; nope. i tried it again, using the -v option and it seemed to work. would a Cnews expire take enough away to crash it? -- [ Jim Mercer work: jim@lsuc.on.ca home: merce@iguana.uucp +1 519 570-3467 ] [ "AIDS. Stick it in your head instead!" - Billboard seen in Toronto ] [ (it lost (gained?) something in the translation from french) ]
rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin) (06/03/91)
In article <1991Jun2.145342.22274@iguana.uucp> merce@iguana.uucp (Jim Mercer) writes: |In article <106367@becker.UUCP> bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce D. Becker) writes: |>In article <1991Jun1.052345.18699@iguana.uucp> merce@iguana.uucp (Jim Mercer) writes: |>|i added a combo board with 1.5 meg o' ram. |>| |>|now pathalias fails with this: |>| |>|pathalias: out of memory (0k allocated); notify the authorities |>| |>|any idea what's happening? |> |> |> You probably have an older version of |> pathalias; it has a bug causing this |> diagnostic when it's not the case. |> |> It's fixed in versions which have sccsid dates |> of 89/11/20 or later in mem.c & mapaux.c. | |pathalias/mapaux.c:static char *sccsid = "@(#)mapaux.c 9.5 89/11/20"; |pathalias/mem.c:static char *sccsid = "@(#)mem.c 9.3 89/11/20"; | |nope. | |i tried it again, using the -v option and it seemed to work. | |would a Cnews expire take enough away to crash it? On a 3b1, even with 3.5MB RAM? Without a doubt. Lots of things will get in the way of pathalias. Even running mthreads (trn) is enough. -- Robert J. Granvin \\\\\\\\ rjg@sialis.com : INTERNET Southern Minnesota Wing \\\ ...uunet!rosevax!sialis!rjg : UUCP Confederate Air Force \\\\\\ rjg%sialis.com@uunet.uu.net : BITNET `Life just dished up some "Spam."'
clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis) (06/03/91)
In article <1991Jun2.145342.22274@iguana.uucp> merce@iguana.uucp (Jim Mercer) writes: >In article <106367@becker.UUCP> bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce D. Becker) writes: >>In article <1991Jun1.052345.18699@iguana.uucp> merce@iguana.uucp (Jim Mercer) writes: >>|i added a combo board with 1.5 meg o' ram. >>|now pathalias fails with this: >>|pathalias: out of memory (0k allocated); notify the authorities >i tried it again, using the -v option and it seemed to work. >would a Cnews expire take enough away to crash it? Probably not. But what about a 16 bit compress (news unbatching perhaps?) or a memory hungry perl program? -- Chris Lewis, Phone: (613) 832-0541, Domain: clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca UUCP: ...!cunews!latour!ecicrl!clewis; Ferret Mailing List: ferret-request@eci386; Psroff (not Adobe Transcript) enquiries: psroff-request@eci386 or Canada 416-832-0541. Psroff 3.0 in c.s.u soon!