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From: tat@pccuts.pcc.amdahl.com (Tom Thackrey)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Helps wanted on Microsoft C compiler.
Message-ID: <851@pccuts.pcc.amdahl.com>
Date: 4 Dec 89 18:57:55 GMT
References: <16013@pollux.UUCP>
Reply-To: tat@pccuts.pcc.amdahl.com (Tom Thackrey)
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale  CA
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In article <16013@pollux.UUCP> jwang@smu.edu (Jainbai Wang) writes:
 >When programming with Microsoft C lately, I run into a problem that the
 >MSC compiler gives the following error message at compiling time :
 >
 >           Fatal error C1059 : out of near heap space
 >
 >The manual explains it like this :
 >
 >	   The compiler has run out of storage for items that it stores 
 >           in the "near" (default data segment) heap. This usually means 
 >           that your program has too many symbols or complex expressions. 
 >           To correct the problem, divide the file into several smaller 
 >           source files, or break expressions into smaller subexpressions.
 >
The compiler has run out of RAM.  Remove all your TSRs and minimize DOS's
buffers and device drivers to increase the available RAM space.
-- 
Tom Thackrey sun!amdahl!tat00

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