Re: insufficient memory

> but these three lines will run out of memory?
>
> (gtk:clg-init)
> (gdk:pixbuf-load "/path/to/a/large/file.jpg")
> (gdk:pixbuf-load "/path/to/a/large/file.jpg")
>
> Failed to load image '/path/to/a/large/file.jpg': Insufficient memory to load image, try exiting some applications to free memory
>    [Condition of type GLIB:GLIB-ERROR]
>
> Note that the error comes from GTK and the garbage collector doesn't
> even get a chance to run.
>
> Does it have to do with the overhead of the Lisp image and its
> preallocated memory (I'm using CMUCL)?  If yes, how can I work around
> this limitation?

Not sure if this will help, but have you tried to start CMUCL 
with -dynamic-space-size to get a bigger heap?

Best,

-cph

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