Latest SFML snapshot memory usage

[N_K]

Hi all,

Just out of curiosity: is it normal for SFML to use 40 megabytes of RAM, even when it does nothing (well, it does, it displays an empty, black window, and waits for the user to close the window)?

Interestingly, no matter how many objects I draw (so far, I've only tried text and sprites, but many of them), it never goes beyond 42, so my guess would be that SFML pre-allocates some space to avoid problems later. Is this correct?

If it is, what happens if I run an SFML app on a system with only 64 (or even 32) megabytes of RAM? Before the pre-allocation, does it takes the avaliable memory into consideration?

[eXpl0it3r]

The more important thing you should mention is, if you use debug or release builds, what optimisation flags, which OS and which compiler...

On my system it doesn't always use 40 MiB and can also be bigger if I allocate more stuff.

[N_K]

Wow, sorry, I completely forgot about those things. The system is Win7, the compiler is Visual Studio 2010 Express, the optimization level is O2 (Maximize speed), and I tested the release build.

[Laurent]

A minimal program takes 8 MB for me with VC++ 2008 under Windows 7 64 bits.