You compile as 'root'? I recommend doing the barest minimum as 'root', do
'make install' at the most as 'root'.

Roger

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>From: Alex Zepeda <jazepeda@pacbell.net>
>To: Ken Nakata <nakata@sequent.com>
>Cc: Tod McQuillin <devin@spamcop.net>, Shigeki Uno
<shigeki@mediawars.ne.jp>, port-mac68k@netbsd.org
>Subject: Re: Fail to compile imlib(-1.9.4.tar.gz)
>Date: Fri, Nov 26, 1999, 3:02 pm
>

>On Fri, 26 Nov 1999, Ken Nakata wrote:
>
>> Virtual memory getting exhausted *usually* has nothing to do with the
>> amount of RAM or swap space you have.  It's more likely to be related to
>> your resource allocation.  Try "man <whatever shell you use>" and see
>> section for limit or ulimit command (limit for csh and friends, ulimit
>> for sh and friends).
>
>Sure, but if you're compiling a port, it's most likely as root, and either
>way removing -O2 might "solve" the problem at hand by reducing memory
>consumption.
>
>- alex
>