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From: Jamie Paul Griffin <jpg@griffin.gnix.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: www/firefox & mail/thunderbird fail to build
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> Hello,
> 
> I suppose the system on which the port is being compiled on is low
> in swap space.
> 
> Try to disable compiler optimizations  (make config).
> 
> Here's a similar (same ?) problem
> 
> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-gecko/2010-February/000682.html
> 
> With a workaround, probably no longer valid/adequate
> 
> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-gecko/2010-February/000692.html
> 
> d

Hi Dan

thanks for the link and your suggestion. `make config` and de-selecting the Additional Optimizations flag has enabled me to build Firefox; just done the same for Thunderbird so I think that will be alright too although it is still building now. 

Best wishes, Jamie


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