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Date:      Tue, 6 Oct 1998 11:14:29 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Lane Holcombe <lane@dibbs.net>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: VIRTUAL MEMORY EXCEEDED during make world ...
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810061113430.19930-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199810040058.TAA11528@dibbs.net>

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On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Lane Holcombe wrote:

> How do I fix that?
> 
> This is my first time to "make world," 'cause, (I wanna be real 
> cautious about entering into a new world), and my 486DX churned away 
> for 9.75 hours on the STABLE release ... then it stopped churning and 
> just sat for about an hour ... (I raked the leaves in my yard while 
> my computer did most of the work, but I checked it periodically ... 
> then ... nothing ... for about 1 hour)...  Then:  BOOM!  
> 
> as[.c] in malloc(): warning: recursive call\n 
> Fatal error: virtual memory exceeded

Try running 'unlimit' first before starting make world, and/or hack
/etc/login.conf, although I'll side with Mike and suggest a re-sup of your
sources just in case it's a corrupted file sending as into a loop.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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