Author: Amaury Forgeot d'Arc <amaur...@gmail.com> Branch: Changeset: r45888:3540a8fca517 Date: 2011-07-22 22:29 +0200 http://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/changeset/3540a8fca517/
Log: Expand /3GB stuff a bit diff --git a/pypy/doc/windows.rst b/pypy/doc/windows.rst --- a/pypy/doc/windows.rst +++ b/pypy/doc/windows.rst @@ -35,17 +35,20 @@ Preping Windows for the Large Build ----------------------------------- -Follow http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=9583842&linkID=9240617 -to allow Windows up to 3GB for 32bit applications if you are on a -32bit version of windows. If you are using Visual C++ 2008 (untested -with 2005), then you will have a utility called editbin.exe within -Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin. You will need to execute:: +Normally 32bit programs are limited to 2GB of memory on Windows. It is +possible to raise this limit, to 3GB on Windows 32bit, and almost 4GB +on Windows 64bit. + +On Windows 32bit, it is necessary to modify the system: follow +http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=9583842&linkID=9240617 +to enable the "3GB" feature, and reboot. This step is not necessary on +Windows 64bit. + +Then you need to execute:: editbin /largeaddressaware pypy.exe -on the pypy.exe or python.exe you are using to buld the new -pypy. Reboot now if you followed the 3G instructions for 32bit -windows. +on the pypy.exe file you compiled. Installing external packages ---------------------------- _______________________________________________ pypy-commit mailing list pypy-commit@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pypy-commit
