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From: Thomas Nilsson <thoni AT softlab DOT se>
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Subject: Re: Problems upgrading to v2
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 09:41:51 +0200
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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

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