Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 08:48:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, spinner.rflab@t-online.de Subject: Re: C compiler limits Message-ID: <199810011248.IAA01918@lakes.dignus.com> In-Reply-To: <36133998.30772036@t-online.de>
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> > 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 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > It's likely not the compiler's problem here; but a user-limit problem you're running into. You can increase your limit using varying commands; but this is initially controlled by the entries in /etc/login.conf. The man page for "login.conf" provides more detail. - Dave Rivers - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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