Try typing 'unlimit datasize' before the compile.

	(Will _definitely_ have to add this to the FAQ :)

		David/absolute

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On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Claude Foley wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm unable to compile /usr/pkgsrc/x11/kdebase.
> 
> I have a Sun 3/60 with 24 Megs of ram and 48 Megs of swap.
> I'm running NetBSD-1.3
> 
> Here is what happens.
> 
> cd /usr/pkgsrc/x11/kdebase
> 
> make
> 
> making ...
> making ...
> .
> .
> .
> making all in kfmexec
> g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I..
>         -I/usr/X11R6/include
>         -I/usr/X11R6/qt
>         -I/usr/X11R6/include
>         -I/usr/pkg/include
>         -I/usr/pkg/include/giflib
>         -O -c kfmgui.cpp
> 
> In file included from root.h:8
>                            from hfmgui.cpp:29
> /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xlib.h:1257: virtual memory exhauted.
> 
> 
> I retried with more swap space by adding /dev/sd1b which is another 48
> Megs and I ran
> into the same problem again.
> 
> 96 Megs of swap is a lot of memory, so it is hard to believe that I ran
> out of virtual memory.
> 
> Does anyone has a clue of what to do next.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Claude Foley.
>