Q42793: Fatal Error C1059: Out of Near Heap Space

Article: Q42793
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.00   | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 17-MAY-1989

Using the /Zg compiler option to generate function declarations from
the function definitions can cause the following error:

   Fatal error C1059: Out of near heap space.

You may be able to free more space on the near heap by invoking the
compiler in two passes, as follows:

        cl /P filename.c
        cl /Zg /c /Tc filename.I

The first pass processes the preprocessor statements and produces an
intermediate file. The second pass generates the function declarations
from the intermediate file.

Both the preprocessor and the compiler /Zg option use the near heap.
The preprocessor uses the near heap to evaluate macro expansions. The
compiler /Zg option uses the near heap while producing the function
declaration listing.

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