El Sun, 12 Sep 1999 10:27:38 -0500, Larry Fontaine escrivio estos
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>//The spike macro:
>//  twyst(1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
>//  1 = Height of spike
>//  2 = Sides on spike
>//  3 = Length of side at base
>//  4 = Rotation between two layers
>//  5 = Radius of rounded edge at base
>//  6 = Spacing ratio (should be almost 1)
>//      formula is height = (1-pow(Ratio,Layer))*Height
>//  7 = Number of layers, not enough will cut the spike short
>//         because of the spacing ratio
>

Why can't I compile this?
I only can get this error message:

----------8<------------------------8<------------------------8<---------

.............................   object { spike rotate <116.5651,108,0> }
object { spike rotate <116.5651,180,0> }
object { spike rotate <116.5651,252,0> }
object { spike rotate <116.5651,324,0> }
object { spike <----ERROR

spike.pov:61: error: Out of memory.  Cannot allocate 132 bytes for cone.
	    
----------8<------------------------8<------------------------8<---------

I'm currently running POV 3.1 on a linux machine with 48Mb RAM

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Manuel Moreno wrote:
> 
> El Sun, 12 Sep 1999 10:27:38 -0500, Larry Fontaine escrivio estos
>  fermosos latines:

> Why can't I compile this?
> I only can get this error message:

> spike.pov:61: error: Out of memory.  Cannot allocate 132 bytes for cone.
> 
> ----------8<------------------------8<------------------------8<---------
> 
> I'm currently running POV 3.1 on a linux machine with 48Mb RAM

>  /____\  Manuel Moreno - Albacete - Spain

  You don't have enough system memory to run this scene. If you can set up
swap file like windows has you might be able to continue. Otherwise you need
more ram on your system. I have 128 megs of physical ram and often have to
use my memory swap file for scenes like this.

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Ken Tyler

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Ken wrote:
> 
> Manuel Moreno wrote:
> >
> > El Sun, 12 Sep 1999 10:27:38 -0500, Larry Fontaine escrivio estos
> >  fermosos latines:
> 
> > Why can't I compile this?
> > I only can get this error message:
> 
> > spike.pov:61: error: Out of memory.  Cannot allocate 132 bytes for cone.
> >
> > ----------8<------------------------8<------------------------8<---------
> >
> > I'm currently running POV 3.1 on a linux machine with 48Mb RAM
> 
> >  /____\  Manuel Moreno - Albacete - Spain
> 
>   You don't have enough system memory to run this scene. If you can set up
> swap file like windows has you might be able to continue. Otherwise you need
> more ram on your system. I have 128 megs of physical ram and often have to
> use my memory swap file for scenes like this.
> 
> --
> Ken Tyler
> 
> See my 1000+ Povray and 3D Rendering and Raytracing Links at:
> http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html

I just rendered the scene. It has 120,000 objects and needs a total of 53 megs
of memory. You are out of memory !

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Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote:
: If you can set up swap file like windows has you might be able to continue.

  I didn't know that you can use linux without it using a swap file.

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Nieminen Juha wrote:
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> Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote:
> : If you can set up swap file like windows has you might be able to continue.
> 
>   I didn't know that you can use linux without it using a swap file.

I spoke out of ignorance. Forgive me.

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On 14 Sep 1999 08:10:48 -0400, Nieminen Juha wrote:
>Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote:
>: If you can set up swap file like windows has you might be able to continue.
>
>  I didn't know that you can use linux without it using a swap file.

Are you sure?  I'm pretty sure the OpenLinux 2.2 install lets you get away
with not specifying a swap partition.  Does it just go ahead and use a 
file in that case?  What if I have more memory than HD (my current situation.)

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Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote:
:>   I didn't know that you can use linux without it using a swap file.

: I spoke out of ignorance. Forgive me.

  Oh no, forgive me for the sarcastic comment. I'm sure that linux can be
used without swap files, but AFAIK it creates a swap partition by default.

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main(i,_){for(_?--i,main(i+2,"FhhQHFIJD|FQTITFN]zRFHhhTBFHhhTBFysdB"[i]
):5;i&&_>1;printf("%s",_-70?_&1?"[]":" ":(_=0,"\n")),_/=2);} /*- Warp -*/

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Ron Parker wrote:
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> On 14 Sep 1999 08:10:48 -0400, Nieminen Juha wrote:
> >Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote:
> >: If you can set up swap file like windows has you might be able to continue.
> >
> >  I didn't know that you can use linux without it using a swap file.
> 
> Are you sure?  I'm pretty sure the OpenLinux 2.2 install lets you get away
> with not specifying a swap partition.  Does it just go ahead and use a
> file in that case?  What if I have more memory than HD (my current situation.)

	RedHat 5.1 works pretty well without a swap partition (and AFAIK it's
not possible to use a regular file for the swap...)

		Jerome

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>         RedHat 5.1 works pretty well without a swap partition (and AFAIK it's
> not possible to use a regular file for the swap...)
> 
>                 Jerome
> 
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> * they'll tell you what can't * mailto:ber### [at] inamecom
> * be done and why...          * http://www.enst.fr/~jberger
> * Then do it.                 *
> *******************************

man mkswap ;-)

Cheers, PoD.

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El Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:15:24 -0700, Ken escrivio estos
 fermosos latines:

>> I'm currently running POV 3.1 on a linux machine with 48Mb RAM
>
>>  /____\  Manuel Moreno - Albacete - Spain
>
>  You don't have enough system memory to run this scene. If you can set up
>swap file like windows has you might be able to continue. Otherwise you need
>more ram on your system. I have 128 megs of physical ram and often have to
>use my memory swap file for scenes like this.

Thanks to all for your answers, I didn't imagine at a first sight
that such a small file could have so many objects.

Regarding to the linux swap matter, I've worked always without anyone
and this is the first time I find a problem with it. I use an old
slackware distribution (1995) and hope to fix this problem whith a new
hardrive and a more recent Debian.

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