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Re: [msysGit] Re: [PATCH] Add custom memory allocator to MinGW and MacOS builds

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Pat Thoyts <patthoyts@googlemail.com>
Date
Apr 3, 2009, 23:42 UTC
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2009/4/3 Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>:
> On Fri, 3 Apr 2009, Pat Thoyts wrote:
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>> The difference on Windows Vista is that the low fragmentation heap is
>> the default memory allocator. On Windows XP you need to enable it
>> specifically for an application. So a possible alternative to this is
>> just to enable the low fragmentation heap. (done via GetProcessHeaps and
>> HeapSetInformation Win32 API calls).
>
> Does this also work on NT?
>
> Ciao,
> Dscho

No - the low fragmentation heap was added as an option to Windows XP and became the default heap in Vista. XP or Server 2003 are documentated as the lowest versions supporting this on MSDN.

Pat Thoyts
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  1. Add custom memory allocator to MinGW and MacOS buildsMarius Storm-Olsen, Apr 3, 2009
  2. Marius Storm-OlsenApr 3, 2009
  3. Pat ThoytsApr 3, 2009
  4. Johannes SchindelinApr 3, 2009
  5. Pat ThoytsApr 3, 2009
  6. Marius Storm-OlsenApr 4, 2009
  7. Johannes SixtApr 4, 2009
  8. Marius Storm-OlsenApr 5, 2009
  9. Johannes SchindelinApr 3, 2009
  10. Janos LaubeApr 3, 2009

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