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Date:      Tue, 27 Jan 1998 12:43:30 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Henry Tieman <henryt@hood.pcx.ncd.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: malloc fail
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980127124257.16751A-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199801232015.MAA05495@hood.pcx.ncd.com>

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On Fri, 23 Jan 1998, Henry Tieman wrote:

> i get malloc fails inside script files.  i don't have
> the scripts handy here but would like some clues anyway.
> 
> i have a set of scripts using netpbm, to do a series of
> graphic file conversions.  after upgrading from FreeBSD
> 2.2.2 to 2.2.5 these scripts fail - conversions don't
> work always - but sometimes do.  small files always work,
> large files fail 2/3 of the time.
> 
> 	i have 'ulimit' in the sh script.
> 
> 	yes, i have changed MAXDSIZ from 128meg to 512
> 	meg, but the gif files in question are all
> 	smaller than .5meg.
> 
> 	yes, i have recompiled the netpbm tools.

Hm, you might run top in another window while netpbm is running and make
sure it isn't ballooning out of control.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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