From owner-freebsd-bugs Fri Sep 17 4:40: 4 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CDE4152F0 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 04:40:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id EAA86179; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 04:40:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 04:40:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199909171140.EAA86179@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: "J. Lien" Subject: Re: i386/13765: memory problem: compilation of emacs dies during dumping Reply-To: "J. Lien" Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR i386/13765; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "J. Lien" To: sheldonh@axl.noc.iafrica.com Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: i386/13765: memory problem: compilation of emacs dies during dumping Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 12:22:57 -0400 >> compilation of emacs 20.4 from gnu archive dies. When emacs is compiled >> a lot of modules are loaded, and then dumped as "emacs". This is when >> FreeBSD totally hangs. All other virtual consoles are frozen. It dies >> repeatedly at the same point. > Have you tried either of these two options: > > a) Install from the ports tree > b) Install the package > > If the ports tree supports software which you want to install, but you > try to build it outside the ports mechanism, then you should contact the > emacs people. :-) I reported a memory bug in FreeBSD. I did not ask for help on compiling emacs. The compilation worked with another computer with more memory. I have solved my problem myself, but I have not attempted to fix the bug in FreeBSD. It is up to you if you are interested in bugs, I can forget them and use some other os. But it is definetly a bug in FreeBSD when I can compile the same software on the same machine using OpenBSD, or compile the same software on another FreeBSD machine with more memory. It is not an emacs or user or configure or hardware problem. /Jan Lien To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message