[Info-vax] Process memory settings

[John Reagan]

"Syltrem" <syltremzulu at videotron.ca> wrote in message 
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> I tried a few more things:
>
> COBOL/NOOBJECT
> This is not very helpful to me, but it does complete successfully so tells 
> the the source code is ok and compiler optimization can be done.
>
> COBOL/NOPTIMIZE also completes successfully. Better.
>
> COBOL/OPTIMIZE=LEVEL=1 fails.
>
> Though I now have something usable, if not optimal, I'd still want to 
> understand how to increase the working set, if someone knows.

First of all 51,000 lines of COBOL is actually quite small in the COBOL 
world.  Is it "computer generated" or "human generated"?

You still didn't mention what version.  V5.9 is the latest.

As for "it does compile on the VAX so it must compile in 32-bits", the VAX 
COBOL compiler is quite different than the Alpha COBOL compiler.  Totally 
different optimization/code-generator.  Actually, the VAX COBOL compiler 
doesn't do much optimization at all.

I'm a little shocked it dies with OPT=LEVEL=1.  The minimal set of 
optimizations that get enabled at level 1 are quite simple.  The interesting 
ones don't kick in until 2,3,4.

Make sure you are using the latest compiler.  If it still runs out of 
memory, I'd submit a problem report including the source so the team can 
reproduce it.

John