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ARRAY-TOTAL-SIZE-LIMIT

.... is relatively small.

Are there plans to crank it up somehow?

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Re: ARRAY-TOTAL-SIZE-LIMIT

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Re: ARRAY-TOTAL-SIZE-LIMIT

David Fox davef@xanalys.com wrote:

> ARRAY-TOTAL-SIZE-LIMIT
>
>    ... is relatively small.
>
> Agreed, for LispWorks on the Windows and Linux platforms.

Sure. I had some problem with it some time ago...

> On Unix and Mac OS, the value is 2^29.
>
>    Are there plans to crank it up somehow?

Yes! Please do it!

> We'd like to do this, as part of unifying the memory model for
> LispWorks across all platforms. This is a substantial piece of work,
> and is not yet scheduled, so you certainly won't see it in LWL/LWW4.3.

I vote for it to be included in 4.4
Otherwise I would be forced to buy a Mac. And I don't want to as they don't
make a laptop with a decent screen resolution (like 1920x1200)...
(loop (format t "Just kidding! ;-)"))

Marc


Re: ARRAY-TOTAL-SIZE-LIMIT

At 0:11 Uhr +0200 05.07.2003, Marc Battyani wrote:
>David Fox davef@xanalys.com wrote:
>
> > ARRAY-TOTAL-SIZE-LIMIT
>>
>>    ... is relatively small.
>>
>> Agreed, for LispWorks on the Windows and Linux platforms.
>
>Sure. I had some problem with it some time ago...
>
>> On Unix and Mac OS, the value is 2^29.
>>
>>    Are there plans to crank it up somehow?
>
>Yes! Please do it!
>
>> We'd like to do this, as part of unifying the memory model for
>> LispWorks across all platforms. This is a substantial piece of work,
>> and is not yet scheduled, so you certainly won't see it in LWL/LWW4.3.
>
>I vote for it to be included in 4.4
>Otherwise I would be forced to buy a Mac. And I don't want to as they don't
>make a laptop with a decent screen resolution (like 1920x1200)...
>(loop (format t "Just kidding! ;-)"))

The current 17" Powerbook has something like 1440x900 (which is not
that high a resolution, but readable and without ghost effects ;-) ).
Since you have a DVI connector, you can attach large LCD screens
like the 1920x1200 23" Cinema display.

Or you can wait for a G5 Powerbook with a 64bit Lisp - where
the ARRAY-TOTAL-SIZE-LIMIT could be quite a bit larger. ;-)

I have "only" a 15" G4 Powerbook and a 22" Cinema display, but it
works nicely with LispWorks for Macintosh. Still, rumors
have it that the Powerbook line will be updated soon.
The next MacWorld conference is only a few days away.

Actually I'm ***quite*** impressed with LispWorks for Macintosh.
Xanalys did a very good job porting LispWorks. It is
really fun to use.


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