On 2011-11-20, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 4-9GiB is a pretty wide range. > > If the maintainer implemented that, he'd be promptly inundated with > all manner of support question none of which he can answer > accurately. > > A slight mis-measurement on how much space a specific setup needs > results in a failed build, or a build that won't start or any amount > of other craziness.
I've developed a pretty accurate rule for determining how much disk space is required for building LO. Just before you start the emerge, do a "df" command. Take the number for the filesystem where your builds are done and add 15%. -- Grant
