[metapost] Metapost capacity exceeded

[taco]

Nicola wrote:
> 
> Here is how much of MetaPost's memory you used:
>  0i,71n,0p,104b,1f stack positions out of 300i,84n,10000p,200b,15f
>  0 string compactions (moved 0 characters, 0 strings)
> 

Not all stats are the same between in metafont and metapost,
you deduced that correctly.

> But (8) seems to correspond to the 7th number 
> (0p/10000p), which in turn looks like param_size; and (5) seems to 
> correspond to the 9th number (1f/15f), which looks like max_in_open. Am 
> I guessing right? How about the rest?
> 
> 0i   -> 

This is (5). It is dynamically reallocated if needed, and starts
out at 300. In metafont this was the 'stack_size' parameter in
texmf.cnf, I believe.

> 71n  -> (6)

Yes. Also dynamically reallocated (already reallocated once,
as 84 == 70 * 1.2).

> 0p   -> (8)

Yes (there is no (7) 'rounding table size' in metapost)

> 104b -> ?

This is (9). It is also dynamically reallocated if needed.

> 1f   -> (5)

No this is not (5), this is new to metapost, and it is the
max_in_open, as you guessed.

Best wishes,
Taco