From owner-freebsd-bugs Thu Sep 16 1:20: 4 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 945AF1529F for ; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 01:20:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id BAA83106; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 01:20:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 01:20:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199909160820.BAA83106@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Sheldon Hearn Subject: Re: i386/13765: memory problem: compilation of emacs dies during dumping Reply-To: Sheldon Hearn Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR i386/13765; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Sheldon Hearn To: j-lien@lazy.joss.com Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: i386/13765: memory problem: compilation of emacs dies during dumping Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:16:43 +0200 On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 10:59:36 MST, j-lien@lazy.joss.com wrote: > compilation of emacs 20.4 from gnu archive dies. When emacs is compiled > a lot of modules are loaded, and then dumped as "emacs". This is when > FreeBSD totally hangs. All other virtual consoles are frozen. It dies > repeatedly at the same point. Have you tried either of these two options: a) Install from the ports tree b) Install the package If the ports tree supports software which you want to install, but you try to build it outside the ports mechanism, then you should contact the emacs people. :-) Let me know. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message