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From: John Sabean <docmani AT eng DOT umd DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Question
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 16:43:44 -0400
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jlist wrote:
> 
> After the praise message, I have a question. :)
> 
> I am currently developing a game (yeah....who isn't these days....) and it
> would be really handy to know how much data is taken in by all the stuff
> in the program, so I can detect at startup whether enuff memory is in the
> system.
> 
> How in an efficient way? I already thought of sizeof() stuff and that and
> totalling the amount when compiling and running the final version (just a
> guess....that's what this group is for eh? ;) but there has to be a better
> and more efficient way to do this.
> 
> Ohyeah, I am using DJGPP v2.0. ;)
> 

You could try using the functions:
_go32_dpmi_get_free_memory_information(*)
See - http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/libc-2.00/libc_352.html#SEC352


Use the function twice. Once before you allocate anything, then once
after you allocate everything. Then, subtract the two states and
thats how much memory you have used!


Good luck,
	John

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