From owner-freebsd-bugs Fri Sep 17 5:40: 5 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 9996614C0F for ; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 05:40:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id FAA98258; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 05:40:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 05:40:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199909171240.FAA98258@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Sheldon Hearn Subject: Re: i386/13765: memory problem: compilation of emacs dies during dumping Reply-To: Sheldon Hearn 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: Sheldon Hearn To: "J. Lien" Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: i386/13765: memory problem: compilation of emacs dies during dumping Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 14:37:12 +0200 On Fri, 17 Sep 1999 12:22:57 -0400, "J. Lien" wrote: > I reported a memory bug in FreeBSD. No, you reported a problem you were having compiling emacs on FreeBSD. I understand that your machine locked up, but we're talking about a 486, here. How long did you leave it alone before deciding it had locked up. > It is up to you if you are interested in bugs, Of course, but since it's not easy to reproduce, it's probably not worth pursuing, given the level of detail you've provided. > 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. I understand that what you're seeing makes you think that, but I just compiled emacs20.4 downloaded from the GNU site on my own box. Basically, you're using an inredibly complicated How-To-Repeat to decide that FreeBSD has a memory management problem. I'm pretty sure there are numerous factors that could be causing the symptoms you're seeing. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message