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  • how does a debug file output 8GB+? Is it running for minutes/hours? Or is it in a format that uses a lot of rich text? I would assume a text file in hex or unicode wouldn't use very much.. Is there a way to create intervals of log files so they have a cap on the size?
  • > After another half-an-hour I found that my malloc function always returned the same address!!! Wow! An unexpected bug in my operating system. When the memory space is full, the malloc routine simply fails to return a NULL pointer.

    don't you love it when your investigation finds bugs in completely unrelated part of the system?

  • It's always a delight to read about your projects, Oscar. Every program is a jewel.

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