Re: [bug] cannot allocate memory

[Jeff Chua]

Just downgraded to awk 3.1.1. This version does not have this problem with
grow_iop_buffer.


Thanks,
Jeff
[ address@hidden ]

On Thu, 8 May 2003, Jeff Chua wrote:

>
> Version: GNU Awk 3.1.2
>
> Problem:
>
> awk: ./getInv.awk:62: (FILENAME=- FNR=2878) fatal: grow_iop_buffer:
> iop->buf: can't allocate -2147483646 bytes of memory (Cannot allocate
> memory)
>
> Command:
>
>       invPaging.sql DJN 10 | getInv.awk
>
>
> Workaround:
>
>       invPaging.sql DJN 10 >tmpfile
>       getInv.awk tmpfile
>
> Using "pipe" fails "sometimes". Not all the time. System has plenty of
> memory. 3GB RAM. No swap. Not much activity in fact.
>
> Is this a known problem? Any fix?
>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
> [ address@hidden ]
>