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+module repro
+{
+    use Memory;
+    
+    config const perLocaleMemLimit = 80;
+    
+    class ErrorWithMsg: Error {
+        var msg: string;
+    }
+    
+    /*
+      Get the memory limit for this server run
+      returns a percentage of the physical memory per locale
+    */
+    proc getMemLimit():uint {
+        return ((perLocaleMemLimit:real / 100.0) * here.physicalMemory()):uint; // checks on locale-0
+    }
+    
+    /*
+      check used + amount is over the memory limit
+      throw error if we would go over the limit
+    */
+    proc overMemLimit(additionalAmount:int) throws {
+        // must set config var "-smemTrack=true"(compile time) or "--memTrack=true" (run time)
+        // to use memoryUsed() procedure from Chapel's Memory module
+        if (memTrack) {
+            var total = memoryUsed() + additionalAmount:uint;
+            if total > getMemLimit() {
+                throw new owned ErrorWithMsg("Error: Operation would exceed memory limit ("
+                                             +total:string+","+getMemLimit:string+")");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    proc main() {
+        var repMsg:string = "None";
+        
+        try {
+            overMemLimit(2**40);
+            repMsg = "Something";
+        } catch (e: ErrorWithMsg) {
+            repMsg = e.msg;
+        } catch {
+            repMsg = "Error: Unkown";
+        }
+        
+        writeln(repMsg);
+    }
+
+}
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