Hi,

On 08/30/2000 11:25:50 AM GMT griffioena wrote:
>
>> Loading float-sup...
>> gmake[1]: *** [emacs] Illegal instruction (core dumped)
>> gmake[1]: Leaving directory
>>
`/net/scharfzahn/pkgsrc-cvs/netbsd-pkgsrc/editors/emacs/work.vax/emacs-20.7
>> /src'
>> gmake: *** [src] Error 2
>> *** Error code 2
>> --------------
>
>Ah.. You're probably running out of memory. Datasize is set to 16Mb on the
VAX
>by default.  Elm on my box choked in the same way when reading a huge
mailbox.
>
>Try setting the datasize ulimit to 24Mb (biggest it will go). Might fix
your
>problem.

This didn't help.

But I removed the loading of float-sup.el in loadup.el, and without
loading float-sup, emacs installs fine.

There seems to be a problem with floating point somewhere....

Newbie question: Why is 24MB the max. value to set the data size to?

regards,
chris