Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/04/22/21:19:29
Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>
> Please get the DJGPP FAQ list for v2 (v2/faq200b.zip from the same place
> you get DJGPP). It explains in section 6.3 that when compiling large
> programs, the compiler might run out of its stack space, and explains how
> to enlarge that stack space. (It describes that about the C++ compiler,
> but if you see these crashes when compiling a C program, apply the same
> to cc1.exe.) Please see if the solutions outlined in the FAQ (see also
> section 15.8 there) help you to solve the problem.
>
I skimmed through it must have missed that section. Will do!
>
> Did you use a non-default screen size? If so, switch your screen to the
> standard 25x80 size before running Info and see if it then runs OK. If
> it does, tell more about the screen size you try to use Info with and
> I'll tell you how to get it to work with a non-standard size.
>
Standard size.
> If the screen size isn't a problem, please make sure you have the latest
> Info distribution (it should be dated 22 February or later). The first
> distribution was linked with a buggy version of C library which sometimes
> would have crashes or weird video effects.
>
I'll check (and if applicable, also try) this.
> If none of the above helps, maybe there is some memory-resident software
> that interferes with Info. Try to invoke Info on a plain-vanilla DOS
> system and if it helps, try to see what program conflicts with it.
It's very much a plain vanilla DOS 6.(something I now can't remember), no
Windows, no other Microsoft stuff ;-) The only thing added is a PATH to the
application I'm developing and the DJGPP stuff.
Thanks for your help. I'll get back after trying your suggestions.
/Thomas
--
"Little languages go a long way..."
(ThoNi of ThoNi&GorFo Adventure Factories in 1985)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thomas Nilsson Phone Int.: (+46) 13 12 11 67
Stenbrötsgatan 57 Phone Nat.: 013 - 12 11 67
S-582 47 LINKÖPING Email: thoni AT softlab DOT se
SWEDEN alan-request AT softlab DOT se for info
------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Raw text -