On 06/02/12 23:33, Grant wrote:
I'm trying to compile GCC on a remote system with 192MB RAM. It's completed successfully before but now it uses up all RAM. The compile doesn't stop but it must be thrashing. I have MAKEOPTS="-j1" in /etc/make.conf. Am I jeopardizing my HD by letting it swap on the compile right now? I've ordered an upgrade to the max of 512MB. I've stopped all processes using up memory that I don't need including X. Is there anything else I can do to get through the compile with 192MB RAM?
Lowering optimization helps a lot (CFLAGS in make.conf). For example -O1 or -Os instead of the standard -O2.
