Hi, I'm definitely sure it is the memory problem. 16MBytes of RAM is fa=
r to
less to compile anything at a decent speed. (maybe "hello world" would =
be
faster :o) Try to determine how much swap space is being used during
compilation (using top).

A 128MB SIMM is a good choice IMHO  :-)

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Hi. I just setup NetBSD 1.6.1 on my Cobalt Qube2 :)

Factory setup : 10gb HD, 16mb ram.

I'm just wondering why, when I'm installing ports from the pkgsrc, it
takes forever to compile. I know ram is a factor but top shows thats it=
s
96% idle when compiling, cc1plus takes like 2.69% of the cpu only.

While so much % of the cpu is idle, its actually really slow because
there is a delay when I type something in ssh and start other apps.

Would all this be related to the low ram? (I'm thinking of getting 128m=
b
for it)

Thanks!

Francis


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