From: "Seth Hill" <ferris AT proaxis DOT com>
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Subject: Re: How much free memory ?
Date: 13 Nov 97 15:02:16 -0800
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On Thu, Nov 13, 1997 8:10 PM, Marian Lysak <mailto:xlysak AT fi DOT muni DOT cz>
wrote:
>I would like to know if anybody know how could I get 
>amount of free memory in DJGPP.
>---------------------
>
>In Borland C 3.1 is function [ coreleft() ] in alloc.h header file,
>but in DJGPP I couldn't find any function like this one.
>
>If you can answer to my e-mail address please.
>
>Thanks for all answers !
>
>Marian Lysak <xlysak AT fi DOT muni DOT cz>
>

Try:

#include <dpmi.h>

int get_free_mem( void )
{
    __dpmi_free_mem_info info;

    __dpmi_get_free_memory_information( &info );

    return info.largest_availible_free_block_in_bytes;
}

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