> > I just tried with MAKEOPTS="-j1" and got the same failure output at > the same place. I normally run with the number equal to the number of > cores. On this notebook MAKEOPTS="-j2". Are there any other > memory-conserving tweaks available? >
I guess you've stopped all the non-essential services and programs. Does top or free -m confirm that you're running out of space? If so, you could create a temporary swap file on an existing filesystem ( https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-add-a-swap-file-howto/) or make a USB drive into some temporary swap get you through the build
