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in thread Out of memory! without system errors

:) I can't actually trigger that error with that code on my win32 perl ... and its an old machine with 500mb
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Re^3: Out of memory! without system errors
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 05, 2013 at 08:19 UTC

    I bet you're running a pre-5.10 version of Perl.


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        Ah! 32-bit. Get the 64-bit version and you'll get the message:

        C:\test>perl -we"print $]; $x = chr(0); $x x= $ARGV[0]" 1e12 Out of memory! 5.010001 C:\test>\Perl64-16\bin\perl -we"print $]; $x = chr(0); $x x= $ARGV[0]" + 1e12 Out of memory! 5.016001 C:\test>\Perl5.18\bin\perl -we"print $]; $x = chr(0); $x x= $ARGV[0]" +1e12 Out of memory! 5.018001

        With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
        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.