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From: Charles Sandmann <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Need help allocating linear memory...
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1996 20:13:45 CST
Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas
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> I am having trouble allocating any memory using the 
> function:
>     __dpmi_allocate_linear_memory(__dpmi_meminfo *_info, int _commit);
> I am using v2.b5 and CWSDPMI beta9 when compiling.

1) This is a DPMI V1.0 call which is not supported by CWSDPMI.  You would
   need to use 386max or OS/2 to support this function.
2) You ought to be using release 1 instead of beta 9

> My problem is that I don't know what the _commit field in the function
> does and how to use the __dpmi_meminfo field.

You need a copy of the DPMI 1.0 spec to describe these (there is some 
information in "info" on it).  But still, without a more full featured
DPMI provider, it won't help.

In general, I would advise against expecting any of the features labelled
as DPMI 1.0 in the dpmi.h to work much of anywhere except under 386MAX.