On 03/15/2018 12:29 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:40:13 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > >>> ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed. >>> * ERROR: net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.18.6::gentoo failed (compile phase): >>> * ninja -v -j5 -l8 failed >> >> One option that sometimes cures mysterious failures is to do the build >> with... >> MAKEOPTS="-j1" >> Yes, the build takes longer, but it may actually build. Remember to >> set the option back to normal value after experimenting. > > You can set it on the command line for that build only > > MAKEOPTS="-j1" emerge whatever > > I too find that it can help builds that otherwise fail, even when it > doesn't, the make output gives a better idea of the failure point when > parallel builds are not cluttering it up. > > If the build log is that big, either compress it or just post the last > 100 lines. The error message you posted doesn't really say much more than > "it broke".
Thanks Walter and Neil, Yes, that was the case not enough RAM, MAKEOPTS="-j1" fixed the problem. Though, it was sloooow. On Intel Quad core CPU and 4MB of RAM it took over 7-hours to compile it. I guess I need more RAM. -- Thelma
