In article <20031224193808.GA19504@chroam.de>,
	Chris Amthor <amthor@chroam.de> writes:
> (i)
> The most common error while installing such a software or trying to
> run it is a SIGSEGV.

You could be running out memory. Try removing the memoru limite with
"ulimit" (sh, bash, zsh) or "unlimit" (csh, tcsh) before starting
the build. If you run out of virtual memory afterwards try adding
more swap space.

> Therefore: How exactly do I trace a process under NetBSD?

With "ktrace".

	Kind regards

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Matthias Scheler                                  http://scheler.de/~matthias/