set_program_attributes failed to set heap start

From: Ted Asocks <tra_at_ucolick.org>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 15:32:33 -0800 (PST)

Hello Managers:

Since upgrading to Digital UNIX V4.0B (Rev. 564) our users are no
longer able to run codes that ran previously under 3.2C. The machine
is an AlphaStation 600 with 1000 MB of memory.
 
The error is:
 
a.out: /sbin/loader: Fatal Error: set_program_attributes failed to set heap start

The program looks like this:
 
[129]gst123_at_radec:/c/james% size a.out
text data bss dec hex
32768 8192 269102768 269143728 100aceb0
 
3 other users with large codes are having the same problem.
 
I tried increasing maxdsiz to unlimited as well as increasing some other
program related parameters with no sucess.

I also set vm-heappercent to 25.

Any help on this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Received on Thu Feb 06 1997 - 00:47:29 NZDT