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Date:      Sat, 7 Dec 2002 08:40:07 -0500 (EST)
From:      John Mills <jmmills@telocity.com>
To:        Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: buildworld fail
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0212070822450.2236-100000@otter.mills-atl.com>
In-Reply-To: <200212061411.26848.kstewart@owt.com>

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Kent, all -

On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, Kent Stewart wrote:

> Just remember that a signal 11 in a compile is usually your hardware 
> telling you something is wrong. If it dies at the same spot, it can 
> be options or whatever. If you use strange options, you have to try 
> them first but still remember a signal 11is normally related to 
> memory or heating problems.

Yes, but when several users with different systems in different parts of
the world report the same message in the same spot, I rather suspect a
configuration or tool issue. For example, tripling the RAM didn't change
it.

I may well have a bad set of configuration options for these newer
releases. I am very new to FreeBSD. I followed the Handbook configuration
instructions to reflect my hardware and didn't knowingly set compiler
options at all. Your note was the first to remark on compiler options in
connection with this error message so it certainly warrants my attention.

I build RELENG_4_5 seamlessly with the same configuration file (in a
RELENG_4_5 installation, however), so an environmental or generational
issue is likely here.

I _have_ also hit heating problems and swap overruns, but these showed
different 'footprints'. The partition size issue is my real stimulus to
reconfigure the setup before I am more invested and dependent on it: "A
house built on sand ..." etc.

Thanks for your comments. I need to dig out my error messages and compare
the compilation options with the other poster's.

Regards.
 - John Mills


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