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From: wolf@csclea.ncsu.edu (Thomas Wolf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Laser C
Message-ID: <1531@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 26 Feb 88 18:37:15 GMT
References: <321@inuxj.UUCP> <1282@megamax.UUCP>
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Organization: Computer Science , NCSU, Raleigh NC
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In article <1282@megamax.UUCP> michel@megamax.UUCP (Michel Rynderman) writes:
>There is NO limit to the size of ANYTHING in the new Laser C. However,
>the problem you experienced is due to an inefficiency in the C compiler.
>For each piece of data in an initialized structure or array a 32 byte
>node is created. (This is REALLY DUMB!) This leads to a pig out on available
>RAM. The compiler is then terminated by the shell because it ran out of memory.
>
>I will fix the compiler and anyone who needs a copy just give me a call. 
>
>Michel @ megamax

Will the version which is about to appear in stores (or has it already?)
have this "bug"?  I'm just curious since I'm about to make the purchase (as
soon as our local dealer has it).



Tom Wolf
ARPA (I think): tw@cscosl.ncsu.edu
          or  wolf@csclea.ncsu.edu