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Date:      Thu, 1 Oct 98 11:00:30 +0200
From:      Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr
To:        spinner.rflab@t-online.de
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   C compiler limits
Message-ID:  <H000057c018af60c@MHS>
In-Reply-To: <36133998.30772036@t-online.de>

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Hello

you can use your swap partition as a /tmp directory by using MFS
(Memory-based File System).

man mount_mfs ;>)
then your /tmp will be as large as your swap .... (and will be as fast as
a RAM-disk - well almost ...)

	TfH

> The following problem occurs in FreeBSD, trying to compile numerical
> software with large need of memory ( about 30 MB ):
> 
> Compiling ANSI C source code fails by (assembler) run-out of virtual
> memory in /var/tmp/... 
> 
> Whence those questions:
> 
> 	1. How can I rise the pertinent compiler limits ( which are 			these -
> and where to be found ) ? 		 
> 
> 	2. Can I cause the compiler to fall back on swap instead of 
> 	/var/tmp/... ( 100 MB of swap are installed ) ?
> 
> (The problem does not arise with Linux ).
>  
> 
> Many  thanks and Best wishes !
> 
> 
> S. Hein
> 
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