Re: Error when compiling a large file

[Phil Holmes]

"James" <address@hidden> wrote in message 
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Miguel,

> I have a quite powerful desktop and use Linux, but I only saw 1 CPU being
> used and never above 2.5GB of RAM (using the 'top' command - a bit like
> Windows' Task Manager/Processes if you haven't used top before).

Single core is correct - LilyPond is single threaded.

> I know that that probably doesn't help that much. I do have a windows
> machine I could try it on, but that wil have to wait for now as I have to
> get to work!

> I've attached your Zip file here in case anyone else with Windows wants to
> give it a go.

Just run is on my normal desktop - 6 Gig RAM, Vista 64 bit.  It dies after 6 
minutes, having consumed 1.3 Gigs of RAM.  I suspect it might be a problem 
with Windows memory allocation - it's possible each process is restricted to 
how much RAM it can allocate.  I'll see if I can experiment later.

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Phil Holmes
Bug Squad