#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    char* ptr = nullptr;
    std::size_t byte_counter = 0;
    std::cout << "Starting memory allocation..." << std::endl;
    do {
        ptr = new char;
        ++byte_counter;
    } while(ptr); //never fails on linux because of memory overcommit
    std::cout << "Allocated " << byte_counter << " bytes..." << std::endl;

    return 0;
}