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enlarge-static

Function
Summary

Enlarges the size of the first static segment.

Package

hcl

Signature

enlarge-static size => report

Arguments

size

The amount (in bytes) by which the static segment is to be enlarged.

Values

report

A report on the effect of the call to enlarge-static .

Description

This function can be used when the system would otherwise allocate additional static segments (These additional segments would cause the application to grow irreversibly.) Use room , with argument t , to find the size of the static segments, and thus the size by which to enlarge the first static segment. Size is rounded-up in multiples of 64K.

See also
in-static-area
room
switch-static-allocation

LispWorks Reference Manual - 13 Jun 2003

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