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From: lar@pc.usl.edu (Robert, Lane A.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: PBM difficulties  (and GIF=>IFF)
Message-ID: <LAR.90Dec10112105@pc.usl.edu>
Date: 10 Dec 90 17:21:05 GMT
References: <493@hal.CSS.GOV>
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In-reply-to: stevem@hal.CSS.GOV's message of 9 Dec 90 02:33:53 GMT

In article <493@hal.CSS.GOV> stevem@hal.CSS.GOV (Steve Masters) writes:
   I recently downloaded the PBM (Extended Portable Bitmap Toolkit)
   and have been attempting to use it on my A2500/30 with 3M of
   memory.  I am trying to use the package to convert a GIF file I
   downloaded to an IFF file.

   While running the giftoppm program, I get a 'out of memory
   allocating array' message.  I have about 1.2 Mbytes of free fast
   memory available at the time of the program call (and about 500 K
   chip memory free).  I have tried enlarging the stack (from 50K to
   1000K) with no luck.  Does anyone know how much memory this
   program will need?

Giftoppm doesn't need much stack space (8K is plenty), but it needs to
be able to dynamically allocate enough _contiguous_ memory to hold the
image it is working on.  1.2 MB should be enough to convert a moderate
sized image, but if it's badly fragmented then you're out of luck.
Try rebooting, and if that doesn't work then try killing off some of
the other things you have using up memory.  If none of this helps, you
may need to invest in more RAM.

Lane
lar@usl.edu