Re: [9fans] Google search of the day

2008-02-15 Thread Alf
You can turn this off with # echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory See also the kernel Documentation directory, files vm/overcommit-accounting and sysctl/vm.txt. Douglas A. Gwyn wrote: Speaking of such things: (1) Linux had/has a "feature" where the storage reserved by malloc/sbrk may b

Re: [9fans] s3venti

2008-02-12 Thread Alf
You could reduce your storage bill by using file names to store the data through information hiding rather than the content ;) http://www.geocities.com/patchnpuki/other/compression.htm One of these days ..

Re: [9fans] Can't find CD-ROM

2008-02-11 Thread Alf
I am attempting to install Plan9 on Virtual PC. I boots fine but later when I attempt to find the CD-ROM I cannot. Could anyone help? did you look under your desk ?

Re: [9fans] A newbie question...

2008-02-04 Thread Alf
Hi, if we couldn't port GCC because it very big job (any other reason?), maybe we could port some other compiler with liberal enough licence? If you (not *we*) want to port something port it and let us know when it's done. The process goes like this : "I've done some working code for my