No idea why you'd run into this. Hopefully -j7 to -j1 will do the trick. This may be of interest to you: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=2750117
koeart <[email protected]> writes: > Hi Adam, >>[ ...] >> > >> > /usr/bin/ld: failed to set dynamic section sizes: Memory exhausted >> > collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status >> > make[3]: *** [libxul.so] Error 1 >> >> I had received 'Memory exhausted' on my 2nd attempt so this time >> I closed down everything except htop on this Jessie/Sid debian system. > > You have libxul installed? > > Anyways what helped me during linking was, to use -j1 as a compiler > flag instead of -j7 (see the file ".mozconfig" for this). I also > deleted the "-pipe" option. > The build suceeded on an old X40 Laptop, 1.5GB Ram/1.6GB Swap. > > I also used the mozilla provided "mach" tool to configure and build the > browser. > <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Simple_Firefox_build#Building> > > @Loic, whats better here? > > Good luck! > > Paul > -- > http://gnuzilla.gnu.org -- http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
