Yes this is exactly the problem i want to address. You need 500mb-1gb
ram to compile the python bindings depending on swig version (.28
started needing a lot more ram to compile the generated bindings).

Once main memory is filled and system starts swapping the compilation is
hopeless :P.

 Pablo

Sebastian Hoffmann wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 14, 2007 at 11:35:31PM +0100, res wrote:
>   
>> And I heard
>> people complaining about the bindings compile filling up all the RAM
>> more than once.
>>     
>
> Hi, I'd like to add some numbers to this. I'm building (and using) CS on an
> AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (no idea of the exact model, sorry), 1.4GHz, with 512MB
> memory and 500MB swap disk. Building took 1-2 hours until I updated from SVN
> one or two weeks ago. Since then I experience the problems described: On
> hitting cs_pyth.o the build process comes to a grinding stop. First memory
> gets filled, the kswapd starts claiming more and more processor time until
> the whole system becomes irresponsive (logging in and starting top took me
> about twenty minutes from a remote terminal, the time between me hitting a
> key and the monitor switching on from standby is about ten seconds). I've
> let it run for >6 hours, IIRC even >10, then wimped out. Once I re-ran jam
> after that and building skipped cs_pyth.o (whyever). Two more targets
> failed, but IIRC they depended on Python bindings. However, build time was
> fine.
>
> Also, I'd rather call it stating an unpleasant fact, far be it from me to
> complain, especially here. :)
>
> Liebe Grüße,
> Sebastian Hoffmann
>   


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