Date: Thu, 1 Oct 98 11:00:30 +0200 From: Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr To: spinner.rflab@t-online.de Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: C compiler limits Message-ID: <H000057c018af60c@MHS> In-Reply-To: <36133998.30772036@t-online.de>
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Hello you can use your swap partition as a /tmp directory by using MFS (Memory-based File System). man mount_mfs ;>) then your /tmp will be as large as your swap .... (and will be as fast as a RAM-disk - well almost ...) TfH > The following problem occurs in FreeBSD, trying to compile numerical > software with large need of memory ( about 30 MB ): > > Compiling ANSI C source code fails by (assembler) run-out of virtual > memory in /var/tmp/... > > Whence those questions: > > 1. How can I rise the pertinent compiler limits ( which are these - > and where to be found ) ? > > 2. Can I cause the compiler to fall back on swap instead of > /var/tmp/... ( 100 MB of swap are installed ) ? > > (The problem does not arise with Linux ). > > > Many thanks and Best wishes ! > > > S. Hein > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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