Re: Controling dynamic memory size

[Francesco Potortì]

>Is there a way to impose a limit on the size of the dynamic memory allocated 
>by octave?
>Motivation: Octave is fast enough to call in CGI scripts. I must impose a 
>memory
>limit on the Apache server, or it becomes vulnerable to Denial Of Service 
>attacks.
>When I decrease the limit, Octave is not able to start because it wants to 
>allocate
>too much memory on start up.

If you want to use a cgi script, you may be interested in a look to this
example solution: <http://wnet.isti.cnr.it/software/damatfrc/> where
this and other cgi-related problems are accounted for.

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