diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 32498fa..34ffdb5 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ namespace :test do
 
   desc "Run C Unit Tests"
   task :c => [:prep_system_tests] do
-    build_and_test_c_files
+    unless ($cfg['unsupported'].include? "C")
+      build_and_test_c_files
+    end
   end
 
   desc "Run System Tests"
diff --git a/lib/cmock_generator_utils.rb b/lib/cmock_generator_utils.rb
index 0f4511c..d24a243 100644
--- a/lib/cmock_generator_utils.rb
+++ b/lib/cmock_generator_utils.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class CMockGeneratorUtils
   def code_add_base_expectation(func_name, global_ordering_supported=true)
     lines =  "  CMOCK_MEM_INDEX_TYPE cmock_guts_index = CMock_Guts_MemNew(sizeof(CMOCK_#{func_name}_CALL_INSTANCE));\n"
     lines << "  CMOCK_#{func_name}_CALL_INSTANCE* cmock_call_instance = (CMOCK_#{func_name}_CALL_INSTANCE*)CMock_Guts_GetAddressFor(cmock_guts_index);\n"
-    lines << "  UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(cmock_call_instance, cmock_line, \"CMock has run out of memory. Please allocate more.\");\n"
+    lines << "  UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(cmock_call_instance, cmock_line, CMockStringOutOfMemory);\n"
     lines << "  memset(cmock_call_instance, 0, sizeof(*cmock_call_instance));\n"
     lines << "  Mock.#{func_name}_CallInstance = CMock_Guts_MemChain(Mock.#{func_name}_CallInstance, cmock_guts_index);\n"
     lines << "  Mock.#{func_name}_IgnoreBool = (int)0;\n" if (@ignore)
diff --git a/src/cmock.c b/src/cmock.c
index b2a0824..0aa720d 100644
--- a/src/cmock.c
+++ b/src/cmock.c
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 ========================================== */
 
 #include "unity.h"
+#include "cmock.h"
 
-#include "cmock_internals.h"
+//public constants to be used by mocks
+const char* CMockStringOutOfMemory = "CMock has run out of memory. Please allocate more.";
 
 //private variables
 #ifdef CMOCK_MEM_DYNAMIC
diff --git a/src/cmock.h b/src/cmock.h
index 2a5310c..af960a3 100644
--- a/src/cmock.h
+++ b/src/cmock.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #ifndef CMOCK_FRAMEWORK_H
 #define CMOCK_FRAMEWORK_H
 
+#include "cmock_internals.h"
+
 //should be big enough to index full range of CMOCK_MEM_MAX
 #ifndef CMOCK_MEM_INDEX_TYPE
 #define CMOCK_MEM_INDEX_TYPE  unsigned int
diff --git a/src/cmock_internals.h b/src/cmock_internals.h
index 08fb15c..149e125 100644
--- a/src/cmock_internals.h
+++ b/src/cmock_internals.h
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 #ifndef CMOCK_FRAMEWORK_INTERNALS_H
 #define CMOCK_FRAMEWORK_INTERNALS_H
 
-#include "cmock.h"
+//These are constants that the generated mocks have access to
+const char* CMockStringOutOfMemory;
 
 //define CMOCK_MEM_DYNAMIC to grab memory as needed with malloc
 //when you do that, CMOCK_MEM_SIZE is used for incremental size instead of total
diff --git a/targets/clang_strict.yml b/targets/clang_strict.yml
index 5286971..3380e74 100644
--- a/targets/clang_strict.yml
+++ b/targets/clang_strict.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ linker:
     destination: *systest_build_path
 
 unsupported:
+  - out_of_memory
   - callingconv
 
 colour: true
diff --git a/targets/gcc.yml b/targets/gcc.yml
index 76c7551..2375a73 100644
--- a/targets/gcc.yml
+++ b/targets/gcc.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ linker:
     destination: *systest_build_path
 
 unsupported:
+  - out_of_memory
   - unity_64bit_support
   - callingconv
 
diff --git a/targets/gcc_64.yml b/targets/gcc_64.yml
index d21686a..0ac60b2 100644
--- a/targets/gcc_64.yml
+++ b/targets/gcc_64.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ linker:
     destination: *systest_build_path
 
 unsupported:
+  - out_of_memory
   - callingconv
 
 colour: true
diff --git a/targets/gcc_tiny.yml b/targets/gcc_tiny.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccd492e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/targets/gcc_tiny.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+---
+compiler:
+  path: gcc
+  source_path:     &systest_generated_path 'test/system/generated/'
+  unit_tests_path: &unit_tests_path 'examples/test/'
+  mocks_path:      &systest_mocks_path 'test/system/generated/'
+  build_path:      &systest_build_path 'test/system/build/'
+  options:
+    - '-c'
+    - '-Wall'
+    - '-Wextra'
+    - '-Wunused-parameter'
+    - '-Wno-address'
+    - '-Wno-invalid-token-paste'
+    - '-std=c99'
+    - '-pedantic'
+    - '-O0'
+  includes:
+    prefix: '-I'
+    items:
+      - *systest_generated_path
+      - *unit_tests_path
+      - *systest_mocks_path
+      - 'src/'
+      - 'vendor/unity/src/'
+      - 'vendor/c_exception/lib/'
+      - 'test/system/test_compilation/'
+      - 'test/'
+  defines:
+    prefix: '-D'
+    items:
+      - 'CMOCK_MEM_STATIC'
+      - 'CMOCK_MEM_SIZE=1024'
+  object_files:
+    prefix: '-o'
+    extension: '.o'
+    destination: *systest_build_path
+
+linker:
+  path: gcc
+  options:
+    - -lm
+  includes:
+    prefix: '-I'
+  object_files:
+    path: *systest_build_path
+    extension: '.o'
+  bin_files:
+    prefix: '-o'
+    extension: '.exe'
+    destination: *systest_build_path
+
+unsupported:
+  - all_plugins_but_other_limits
+  - all_plugins_coexist
+  - array_and_pointer_handling
+  - const_primitives_handling
+  - enforce_strict_ordering
+  - expect_and_return_custom_types
+  - expect_and_return_treat_as
+  - expect_and_throw
+  - expect_any_args
+  - fancy_pointer_handling
+  - function_pointer_handling
+  - newer_standards_stuff1
+  - nonstandard_pased_stuff_1
+  - nonstandard_pased_stuff_2
+  - parsing_challenges
+  - return_thru_ptr_and_expect_any_args
+  - return_thru_ptr_ignore_arg
+  - struct_union_enum_expect_and_return
+  - struct_union_enum_expect_and_return_with_plugins
+  - stubs_with_callbacks
+  - unity_64bit_support
+  - unity_ignores
+  - callingconv
+  - C
+
+colour: true
diff --git a/targets/iar_arm_v4.yml b/targets/iar_arm_v4.yml
index fdda582..6e88a74 100644
--- a/targets/iar_arm_v4.yml
+++ b/targets/iar_arm_v4.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ compiler:
     - --no_code_motion
     - --no_tbaa
     - --no_clustering
-    - --no_scheduling 
+    - --no_scheduling
     - --debug
     - --cpu_mode thumb
     - --endian little
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ compiler:
     prefix: '-o'
     extension: '.r79'
     destination: *systest_build_path
-    
+
 linker:
   path: [*tools_root, 'common\bin\xlink.exe']
   options:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ linker:
     prefix: '-o'
     extension: '.d79'
     destination: *systest_build_path
-    
+
 simulator:
   path: [*tools_root, 'common\bin\CSpyBat.exe']
   pre_support:
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ simulator:
     - sim
 
 unsupported:
+  - out_of_memory
   - nonstandard_parsed_stuff_1
   - const
   - callingconv
diff --git a/targets/iar_arm_v5.yml b/targets/iar_arm_v5.yml
index e44f631..f5a8541 100644
--- a/targets/iar_arm_v5.yml
+++ b/targets/iar_arm_v5.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ compiler:
     - --no_code_motion
     - --no_tbaa
     - --no_clustering
-    - --no_scheduling 
+    - --no_scheduling
     - --debug
     - --cpu_mode thumb
     - --endian=little
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ compiler:
     prefix: '-o'
     extension: '.r79'
     destination: *systest_build_path
-    
+
 linker:
   path: [*tools_root, 'arm\bin\ilinkarm.exe']
   options:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ linker:
     prefix: '-o'
     extension: '.out'
     destination: *systest_build_path
-    
+
 simulator:
   path: [*tools_root, 'common\bin\CSpyBat.exe']
   pre_support:
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ simulator:
     - sim
 
 unsupported:
+  - out_of_memory
   - nonstandard_parsed_stuff_1
   - const
   - callingconv
diff --git a/test/c/TestCMockC.c b/test/c/TestCMockC.c
index 5fb32b6..385c177 100644
--- a/test/c/TestCMockC.c
+++ b/test/c/TestCMockC.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ========================================== */
 
 #include "unity.h"
-#include "cmock_internals.h"
+#include "cmock.h"
 
 #define TEST_MEM_INDEX_SIZE  (sizeof(CMOCK_MEM_INDEX_TYPE))
 
diff --git a/test/c/TestCMockC.yml b/test/c/TestCMockC.yml
index cd76154..d1e61ba 100644
--- a/test/c/TestCMockC.yml
+++ b/test/c/TestCMockC.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   - 'vendor/unity/src/unity.c'
 :options:
   - 'TEST'
+  - 'CMOCK_MEM_STATIC'
   - 'CMOCK_MEM_SIZE=128'
   - 'CMOCK_MEM_ALIGN=2'
   - 'CMOCK_MEM_INDEX_TYPE=int'
diff --git a/test/system/test_interactions/out_of_memory.yml b/test/system/test_interactions/out_of_memory.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed7bed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/system/test_interactions/out_of_memory.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+---
+:cmock:
+  :plugins: []
+  :treat_as:
+    custom_type: INT
+
+:systest:
+  :types: |
+    typedef struct _BIG_FAT_STRUCT_T
+    {
+      char bytes[512];
+    } BIG_FAT_STRUCT_T;
+
+  :mockable: |
+    void foo(BIG_FAT_STRUCT_T a);
+
+  :source:
+    :header: |
+      void   function_a(void);
+      void   function_b(void);
+
+    :code: |
+      void function_a(void)
+      {
+        BIG_FAT_STRUCT_T stuff = { { 8, 0 } };
+        foo(stuff);
+      }
+
+      void function_b(void)
+      {
+        BIG_FAT_STRUCT_T stuff1 = { { 9, 1, 0 } };
+        BIG_FAT_STRUCT_T stuff2 = { { 9, 2, 0 } };
+        foo(stuff1);
+        foo(stuff2);
+      }
+
+  :tests:
+    :common: |
+      void setUp(void) {}
+      void tearDown(void) {}
+
+    :units:
+    - :pass: TRUE
+      :should: 'successfully should be able to run function a because it only takes half the memory'
+      :code: |
+        test()
+        {
+          BIG_FAT_STRUCT_T expected = { { 8, 0 } };
+          foo_Expect(expected);
+          function_a();
+        }
+
+    - :pass: FALSE
+      :should: 'should error out because we do not have eough memory to handle two of these structures'
+      :code: |
+        test()
+        {
+          BIG_FAT_STRUCT_T expected1 = { { 9, 1, 0 } };
+          BIG_FAT_STRUCT_T expected2 = { { 9, 2, 0 } };
+          foo_Expect(expected1);
+          foo_Expect(expected2);
+          function_b();
+        }
+
+...
diff --git a/test/unit/cmock_generator_utils_test.rb b/test/unit/cmock_generator_utils_test.rb
index 0e96ced..b832077 100644
--- a/test/unit/cmock_generator_utils_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/cmock_generator_utils_test.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe CMockGeneratorUtils, "Verify CMockGeneratorUtils Module" do
     expected =
       "  CMOCK_MEM_INDEX_TYPE cmock_guts_index = CMock_Guts_MemNew(sizeof(CMOCK_Apple_CALL_INSTANCE));\n" +
       "  CMOCK_Apple_CALL_INSTANCE* cmock_call_instance = (CMOCK_Apple_CALL_INSTANCE*)CMock_Guts_GetAddressFor(cmock_guts_index);\n" +
-      "  UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(cmock_call_instance, cmock_line, \"CMock has run out of memory. Please allocate more.\");\n" +
+      "  UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(cmock_call_instance, cmock_line, CMockStringOutOfMemory);\n" +
       "  memset(cmock_call_instance, 0, sizeof(*cmock_call_instance));\n" +
       "  Mock.Apple_CallInstance = CMock_Guts_MemChain(Mock.Apple_CallInstance, cmock_guts_index);\n" +
       "  cmock_call_instance->LineNumber = cmock_line;\n"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe CMockGeneratorUtils, "Verify CMockGeneratorUtils Module" do
     expected =
       "  CMOCK_MEM_INDEX_TYPE cmock_guts_index = CMock_Guts_MemNew(sizeof(CMOCK_Apple_CALL_INSTANCE));\n" +
       "  CMOCK_Apple_CALL_INSTANCE* cmock_call_instance = (CMOCK_Apple_CALL_INSTANCE*)CMock_Guts_GetAddressFor(cmock_guts_index);\n" +
-      "  UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(cmock_call_instance, cmock_line, \"CMock has run out of memory. Please allocate more.\");\n" +
+      "  UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(cmock_call_instance, cmock_line, CMockStringOutOfMemory);\n" +
       "  memset(cmock_call_instance, 0, sizeof(*cmock_call_instance));\n" +
       "  Mock.Apple_CallInstance = CMock_Guts_MemChain(Mock.Apple_CallInstance, cmock_guts_index);\n" +
       "  Mock.Apple_IgnoreBool = (int)0;\n" +
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe CMockGeneratorUtils, "Verify CMockGeneratorUtils Module" do
     expected =
       "  CMOCK_MEM_INDEX_TYPE cmock_guts_index = CMock_Guts_MemNew(sizeof(CMOCK_Apple_CALL_INSTANCE));\n" +
       "  CMOCK_Apple_CALL_INSTANCE* cmock_call_instance = (CMOCK_Apple_CALL_INSTANCE*)CMock_Guts_GetAddressFor(cmock_guts_index);\n" +
-      "  UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(cmock_call_instance, cmock_line, \"CMock has run out of memory. Please allocate more.\");\n" +
+      "  UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(cmock_call_instance, cmock_line, CMockStringOutOfMemory);\n" +
       "  memset(cmock_call_instance, 0, sizeof(*cmock_call_instance));\n" +
       "  Mock.Apple_CallInstance = CMock_Guts_MemChain(Mock.Apple_CallInstance, cmock_guts_index);\n" +
       "  Mock.Apple_IgnoreBool = (int)0;\n" +