Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:52:22 +0000 From: Jason Morgan <jwm-freebsd-questions@sentinelchicken.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install then reboot Message-ID: <20060830145222.GB65929@sentinelchicken.net> In-Reply-To: <94ff3700608301058r1b0f2308u7f7b9e86f55b610f@mail.gmail.com> References: <94ff3700608301058r1b0f2308u7f7b9e86f55b610f@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 07:58:58PM +0200, Jordi Carrillo wrote: > When I compile a new program from ports, freebsd takes quite a lot of RAM. > Is that something right or it's a flaw? It does happen to you? The main > problem is that not all memory used in compilation is freed, so it can be a > problem (meaning rebooting) after compiling a very big software such as > openoffice or gnome. How much memory FreeBSD uses when installing a port usually depends on the port. However, how are you determining that the memory is not freed up after the port is done installing? Are you running into situation where a huge percentage of your ram is being used during the build process, which then forces the system to swap *after* the install is complete? If you are determining the amount of free ram by simply looking at top(1), and the system is not swapping, then I don't think you have an issue. FreeBSD will free up the memory when it needs it. Cheer, Jason
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