> Waldek,
>
> Would it be possible to check the planned new release under SuSE
> Linux
> (because on SuSE the virtual memory limit is set low by default).
>
> All that is necessary to check the problem is to run something that
> uses a bit
> of memory like draw.
>
> and if required put:
>
> ulimit -v unlimited
>
> in the startup script. Or at lest put a warning about this on the
> release
> notes.
>
IMO setting limit is a policy decision made by owner (or system
administrator) and programs should not try to circumvent this.
In paticular owner or administrator has to decide what to do
with programs that want more virtual memory than the limit.
In case of sbcl-based FriCAS there are two possibilities:
- increase limit for FriCAS
- decrecres usage by FriCAS.
Only owner can decide which one is appropriate.
I conside setting of limit in SuSE as a SuSE bug. Of course we
could try to develop a workaround but while at first glace
such worarounds look easy I see no really good one. And
worarounds are not trivial in the sense that they (at least
potentially) may have undesirable effect on non-SuSE systems.
I will put warning in release notes, but in short term I do
not think we can do more. In a bit longer term I plan to
change way that FriCAS is run, so that the user will see
clearer error message.
--
Waldek Hebisch
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