Have you read the compiling software FAQ?

http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/software/compiling.html#unlimit

	I'll add a link from the pkgsrc FAQ  :)
	


		David/absolute

On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, Tod McQuillin wrote:

> On Fri, 26 Nov 1999, Shigeki Uno wrote:
> 
> > I've been tring to compile imlib-1.9.4.tar.gz via pkgsrc. 
> > I tried many times but have never succeeded yet and error messages
> > are as follows:  
> >  
> > --------Error Messages--------
> > 
> > [SNIP]
> > 
> > gmake[2]: Entering directory
> > `/usr/pkgsrc/graphics/imlib/work/imlib-1.9.4 /utils' cc
> > -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I. -I.  -I../gdk_imlib -I../gdk_imlib
> >  -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/pkg/lib/glib/include
> > -I/usr/ pkg/include/glib -I/usr/pkg/include -I/usr/pkg/include/giflib
> > -I/usr/X11R6/ include -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/pkg/lib/glib/include
> > -I/usr/pkg/include/glib -I/usr/X11R6/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -O2
> > -c testimg.c testimg.c:16656: virtual memory exhausted gmake[2]: ***
> > [testimg.o] Error 1 gmake[2]: Leaving directory
> > `/usr/pkgsrc/graphics/imlib/work/imlib-1.9.4/utils' gmake[1]: ***
> > [all-recursive] Error 1 gmake[1]: Leaving directory
> > `/usr/pkgsrc/graphics/imlib/work/imlib-1.9.4' gmake: ***
> > [all-recursive-am] Error 2 *** Error code 2
> >
> > [...]
> > 
> > Virtual memory exhausted ? Why ? What's going on ? 
> 
> I don't know how much RAM or swap space you have configured, but gcc can
> use enormous amounts of RAM when doing optimisation, espcially on large
> source files.  Try removing the '-O2' from the CFLAGS in the Makefile.
> -- 
> Tod McQuillin
> 
>