Re^3: how much memory each Perl variable uses

Maybe Devel::Size can't work on Cygwin? (Strange, but possible...)

It only inspects Perl's internal structures, so should run anywhere Perl does, but since I don't use Cygwin, I neither know nor care.

Why not run your script native for the purposes of solving your problem? Either on a native *nix platform if that's your target and your reason for using Cygwin (though developing under an emulator is a silly idea). Or native Win32 if that your target. (If so, why use the emulator?)

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Re^4: how much memory each Perl variable uses by amir_e_a (Hermit) on Sep 09, 2009 at 12:04 UTC
The target is not supposed to be important. I'd love to run it on Linux in principle, and it would be faster, too, but i don't have a Linux machine anywhere around. I use Cygwin Perl, because on Windows it's the friendliest environment for installing CPAN packages. Strawberry Perl tries to be friendly, but from my experience it isn't mature enough. ActivePerl is not CPAN-friendly at all.	[reply]
Re^5: how much memory each Perl variable uses by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 09, 2009 at 12:23 UTC
If you must run *nix on top of windows, get a VM and run the real thing in there. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. RIP PCW It is as I've been saying!(Audio until 20090817)	[reply]


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