RE: GC options. Reply

2001-08-09 Thread Simon Marlow
> Hello! > > On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 10:47:50AM +0100, Simon Marlow wrote: > > > - Compacting garbage collection is enabled when the residency > > reaches a certain percentage of the maximum heap size (if there > > is one). > > Could there be the possibility to set an absolute amount

Re: GC options. Reply

2001-08-08 Thread Hannah Schroeter
Hello! On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 10:47:50AM +0100, Simon Marlow wrote: > - Compacting garbage collection is enabled when the residency > reaches a certain percentage of the maximum heap size (if there > is one). Could there be the possibility to set an absolute amount of memory to start

RE: GC options. Reply

2001-08-07 Thread Simon Marlow
> "Simon Marlow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Ok, I've done the following: > > > - disabled the maximum heap > > > - RTS options are taken from the GHCRTS environment variable > > in addition to the command line (the command line has > precedence). > > (I haven't followed this d

Re: GC options. Reply

2001-08-07 Thread Ketil Malde
"Simon Marlow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ok, I've done the following: > - disabled the maximum heap > - RTS options are taken from the GHCRTS environment variable > in addition to the command line (the command line has precedence). (I haven't followed this debate closely, so I may

RE: GC options. Reply

2001-08-07 Thread Simon Marlow
Ok, I've done the following: - disabled the maximum heap size by default. It can still be enabled with +RTS -M - RTS options are taken from the GHCRTS environment variable in addition to the command line (the command line has precedence). - Compacting garbage collection is enabl

Re: GC options. Reply

2001-08-07 Thread John Meacham
I like the enviornment variable option, I would very much like to have part of my log-in sequence parse the output of 'free' or some other real memory reporting tool and set the limits as appropriate for the system I happen to be on. John On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 08:54:25AM +0100, Marc van

Re: GC options. Reply

2001-08-07 Thread Marc van Dongen
S.D.Mechveliani ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: : > Issue 1: should the maximum heap size be unbounded by default? : > Currently the maximum heap size is bounded at 64M. : > [..] : > 1. remove the default limit altogether : > 2. raise the default limit : > 3. no change : : Put the defaul

GC options. Reply

2001-08-07 Thread S.D.Mechveliani
Hello, here are my votes on Simon Marlow's questions. > Issue 1: should the maximum heap size be unbounded by default? > Currently the maximum heap size is bounded at 64M. > [..] > 1. remove the default limit altogether > 2. raise the default limit > 3. no change Put the def