ghc.exe: fatal error: Windows programs can only use 256Mb of heap; sorry!

[Sigbjorn Finne]

 "Pasch, Thomas (ACTGRO)" <extern.thomas.pasch at volkswagen.de> writes:
> $ ghc -package javavm -c Class_java_awt_Component.hs -o
> Class_java_awt_Component.o
> d:\Programme\ghc\ghc-5.02.2\bin\ghc.exe: fatal error: Windows programs can
> only use 256Mb of heap; sorry!
>
> Hello,
>
> is there anything I can change in order to avoid this message?
>

The 5.03 snapshot drops this hard-wired restriction, letting you use
a larger heap via the -M option.

hth
--sigbjorn