(unknown charset) Re: [BLACKBOX] Windows 7

From: (unknown charset) [at]} <Marc>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:12:34 +0000

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z{S}ĝxjǺDear luowy,

Robert Campbell is currently testing a few corrections we made in the kernel and in the compiler. If they turn out to be good, we will release a new version of BlackBox shortly thereafter.

Thanks and kind regards,

Marc


> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlackBox [mailto:BLACKBOX{([at]})LISTS.OBERON.CH] On Behalf Of
> luowy{([at]})nowhere.xy.COM
> Sent: Mittwoch, 29. August 2012 21:01
> To: BLACKBOX{([at]})LISTS.OBERON.CH
> Subject: Re: [BLACKBOX] Windows 7
>
>
> Hi Marc,
>
> Does the GC problem been solved?
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> luowy
> ----- ?? -----
> ???: Blackbox Support Oberon microsystems AG
> ? ?: Re: [BLACKBOX] Windows 7
> ? ?: 2012?8?8? 23:31:59
>
> Thank you very much for the error report, Robert and Bernhard!
>
> We are currently working on a correction and we will post it
> as soon as possible.
>
> Thanks again and kind regards,
> Marc
>
>
> &gt; -----Original Message-----
> &gt; From: BlackBox [mailto:BLACKBOX{([at]})LISTS.OBERON.CH] On Behalf Of
> &gt; Treutwein Bernhard
> &gt; Sent: Mittwoch, 8. August 2012 15:52

> &gt; To: BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
> &gt; Subject: Re: [BLACKBOX] Windows 7
> &gt;

> &gt; Bob,
> &gt;
> &gt; &gt; The problem is related to requests for large
> amounts of memory.
> &gt;
> &gt; yes, but it is very strange. It is only with a special range
> &gt; of values.
> &gt;
> &gt; Below is a tiny test program with a small dialog.
> &gt;
> &gt; With the given default 2147483647 no problem. Neither with
> &gt; 214748 or 21474800.
> &gt; With 214748000 and some other values it gives a Trap 0, i.e.
> &gt; NEW returns NIL.
> &gt;
> &gt; But with 327670000 there is an index out of range trap in
> &gt; Kernel.OldBlock (trap viewer
> &gt; appended as StdCoded file) and I had one number, where it
> &gt; resulted in an
> &gt; avalanche of trap viewer, but I did not write that number down.
> &gt;
> &gt; In the included trap viewer there is a negative value for
> &gt; size in Kernel.NewArr.
> &gt; I guess that somewhere around here is a logical error ... or
> &gt; the statement
> &gt; size := headSize + nofelem * t.size; silently overflows to
> &gt; negative values
> &gt;
> &gt; Regards
> &gt; --
> &gt; Bernhard
>
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\uc1\pard\plain\deftab360 \f0\fs20 Dear luowy,\par
\par
Robert Campbell is currently testing a few corrections we made in the kernel and in the compiler. If they turn out to be good, we will release a new version of BlackBox shortly thereafter.\par
\par
Thanks and kind regards,\par
\par
Marc\par
\par
\par
> -----Original Message-----\par
> From: BlackBox [mailto:BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xyH] On Behalf Of \par
> luowy{([at]})nowhere.xy
> Sent: Mittwoch, 29. August 2012 21:01\par
> To: BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xyON.CH\par
> Subject: Re: [BLACKBOX] Windows 7\par
> \par
> \par
> Hi Marc,\par
> \par
> Does the GC problem been solved?\par
> \par
> \par
> \par
> Regards\par
> \par
> luowy\par
> ----- ?? ----- \par
> ???: Blackbox Support Oberon microsystems AG \par
> ? ?: Re: [BLACKBOX] Windows 7\par
> ? ?: 2012?8?8? 23:31:59\par
> \par
> Thank you very much for the error report, Robert and Bernhard!\par
> \par
> We are currently working on a correction and we will post it \par
> as soon as possible.\par
> \par
> Thanks again and kind regards,\par
> Marc\par
> \par
> \par
> &gt; -----Original Message-----\par
> &gt; From: BlackBox [mailto:BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xyON.CH] On Behalf Of \par
> &gt; Treutwein Bernhard\par
> &gt; Sent: Mittwoch, 8. August 2012 15:52\par
> &gt; To: BLACKBOX{([at]})LISTS.OBERON.CH\par
> &gt; Subject: Re: [BLACKBOX] Windows 7\par
> &gt; \par
> &gt; Bob,\par

> &gt; \par
> &gt; &gt; The problem is related to requests for large \par
> amounts of memory.\par
> &gt; \par
> &gt; yes, but it is very strange. It is only with a special range \par
> &gt; of values.\par
> &gt; \par
> &gt; Below is a tiny test program with a small dialog.\par
> &gt; \par
> &gt; With the given default 2147483647 no problem. Neither with \par
> &gt; 214748 or 21474800.\par
> &gt; With 214748000 and some other values it gives a Trap 0, i.e. \par
> &gt; NEW returns NIL.\par
> &gt; \par
> &gt; But with 327670000 there is an index out of range trap in \par
> &gt; Kernel.OldBlock (trap viewer\par
> &gt; appended as StdCoded file) and I had one number, where it \par
> &gt; resulted in an\par
> &gt; avalanche of trap viewer, but I did not write that number down.\par
> &gt; \par
> &gt; In the included trap viewer there is a negative value for \par
> &gt; size in Kernel.NewArr. \par
> &gt; I guess that somewhere around here is a logical error ... or \par
> &gt; the statement\par
> &gt; size := headSize + nofelem * t.size; silently overflows to \par
> &gt; negative values\par
> &gt; \par
> &gt; Regards\par
> &gt; --\par
> &gt; Bernhard\par
> }}nu.&I87
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