>>>>> "SR" == Sheppy R <bobross...@gmail.com> writes:
SR> Uri, how would you change the original code to get it to free up SR> memory? I've run into this issue myself quite a few times. I've SR> also seen perl consume an entire cpu core without even trying. SR> Could you rework the original scriptlet to show how you would free SR> the memory at the end or direct us to a resource that explains SR> this behavior so that we can have more efficient scripts? perl cannot return ram to the OS. i said processes when do very special memory management can do this but it is very rare. don't expect to even try this as you can't from perl. if you design your perl code well you shouldn't have memory leaks which is the usual way to lose ram. other ways are just bad code that builds up and up and never frees anything. you free stuff in perl indirectly when the reference count hits zero. freeing ram is just natural in perl if you declare things lexically in a sub or block. when you leave the sub/block they will be freed back to perl (not to the OS). also consuming a cpu core is a cpu issue not a ram issue. it means either your program is cpu bound (which is very possible) or you have an infinite loop. SR> Often in the business world admins will see the resources that SR> perl is using and balk saying that it is taking up too many SR> resources. I'd like to be able to minimize the footprint of my SR> scripts. i can't help from a distance and without code. if you are serious, i can consult with your place and help out that way. fixing ram issues is usually not trivial nor something beginners know how to do. this is beyond the scope of a beginner's list and i suggest you get professional assistance (me in particular :). uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
