Michael B. Schmitz wrote:
> I'm compiling lyx.  HW is an Alpha PC164LX with 256MB of RAM.
> Gcc dies with an "out of virtual memory" message:

How high are the process limits? (ulimit in (k)sh, limit in csh).
 
> dmesg output gives:
> 
> root on sd0a dumps on sd0b
> 
> but doesn't mention swap (!?)

Try `swapctl -l` to find out if a swap device is configured and attached.

Jaromir
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