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Re: Out of memory problem in Windows XP 32-bit: only 1GB occupiedby BrowserUk (Pope) |
| on Jan 31, 2013 at 18:10 UTC ( #1016371=note: print w/ replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
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A 32-bit OS should be able to handle all 4GB. That's not so. 32-bit windows only make 2GB of virtual memory available to each process; the other 2GB is reserved for use by the OS. That can be extended to 3GB using a startup switch, but then executables need to be re-built with a link time option to make use of it. "Out of memory" error. Checking the Windows Task Manager I see that Perl is only using around 1GB. It sounds like the program is trying to extend a hash that currently has consuming at or close to 1GB of data; When perl needs to extend a hash, it doubles the size of the base element; that may well be pushing you over the 2GB limit; hence you run out of memory. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
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