2.3 Customizing FreeLisp

2.3.3 Amount of memory available to FreeLisp

The variable LISPKSIZE in freelisp.ini controls the amount of memory available to FreeLisp. By default, LISPKSIZE is not set to any particular value, but is determined automatically whenever you start FreeLisp up, and takes into account the size of the application and the amount of memory available on your machine.

Usually, this setting is fine, but if you do find FreeLisp slow, you may like to try setting LISPKSIZE manually. To do this, edit the line

LISPKSIZE= 
in freelisp.ini. You can give it any value you like between 5000 and 16000 Kilobytes. Try different values until you achieve the performance that pleases you most.

If garbage collection (indicated by the 'GC' cursor) takes more than a few seconds each time it is performed, the value of LISPKSIZE is probably too high.


FreeLisp User's Guide - 5 FEB 1996

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