Digital Mars C/C++ Compiler Version 8.42.5n

I have a program with about 8000 lines of code, and recently added a new member function


bool MyFrame::CopyTemplate (const wxString & sFile, const wxString & sDestName, const wxString & sTextToReplace)
{

    wxString sCode = sExeRoot + sCodeDir;
    sCode = sCode + wxFILE_SEP_PATH ;
// real code ommitted
    return FALSE;
}

If I comment out the 2 sCode lines all is well, but with them in I get the error message shown below. How can i debug the memory error?

C:\wx\wxhatch>make -d -f makefile.dmc
file 'wxhatch_wxhatch.obj' is older than '.\wxhatch.cpp'
dmc -mn -c -owxhatch_wxhatch.obj -g -o+none -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0400 -D__WXMSW__ -D
__WXDEBUG__  -Ic:\wx\WXWIDG~1.0\include -Ic:\wx\WXWIDG~1.0\lib\dmc_lib\mswd -w-
-I. -WA -Ic:\wx\WXWIDG~1.0\samples -DNOPCH -Ar -Ae -Ic:\wx\WXWIDG~1.0\contrib\
include  .\wxhatch.cpp
Fatal error: out of memory
--- errorlevel 1

"chris elliott" <biol75@york.ac.uk> wrote in message news:d69ria$1gj3$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Digital Mars C/C++ Compiler Version 8.42.5n
>
> I have a program with about 8000 lines of code, and recently added a new member function
>
>
> bool MyFrame::CopyTemplate (const wxString & sFile, const wxString &
> sDestName, const wxString & sTextToReplace)
> {
>
>      wxString sCode = sExeRoot + sCodeDir;
>      sCode = sCode + wxFILE_SEP_PATH ;
> // real code ommitted
>      return FALSE;
> }
>
> If I comment out the 2 sCode lines all is well, but with them in I get the error message shown below. How can i debug the memory error?

Hi Chris,

Don't know, it sounds weird. But, have you tried the -HPxx compiler switch. See here http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/ctg.html

I think(?) the default is -HP30, for 30 MB memory pool.  I've had to use about 90 MB in some of my builds.

A word of caution if you are using the IDDE (which it looks like you are not). After setting the -HP switch in the IDDE, it looks like you actually have to close and re-open the IDDE for the setting to take effect; at least I did, and it caused a bit of headache.

Doug

It could be running out of memory because of a recursive expansion of a template or function. Can you try to cut it down to a minimal program?

dt wrote:

> See here http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/ctg.html
> 
> I think(?) the default is -HP30, for 30 MB memory pool.  I've had to use
> about 90 MB in some of my builds.
> 
thanks doug, this was a good fix. I didn't find a reference for the -HP fix in either the output of dmc or on the http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/ctg.html web page

chris

"chris elliott" <biol75@york.ac.uk> wrote in message news:d7hi2i$1hbr$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> thanks doug, this was a good fix. I didn't find a reference for the -HP fix in either the output of dmc or on the http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/ctg.html web page
>
> chris

No problem. In the left pane, Tools->DMC, it is listed as a compiler switch on the web page.

Cheers
Doug