On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 01:49, Nikos Chantziaras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hilco Wijbenga wrote: >> I have a very small virtual server (just 64MB RAM, no swap) where I'm >> trying to install Gentoo. It fails to emerge binutils due to out of >> memory. According to the handbook I need 64MB RAM and 256MB swap as a >> bare minimum so this result is not entirely unexpected. >> >> Given that I can't add a swapfile (simply not possible in this virtual >> server) is the only option more RAM? If yes, then what is the minimum? >> Are there ways to reduce the amount of memory used by emerge? > > 64MB is not enough, not by any stretch of the imagination. Not for running > the system, but for emerge. 512MB should be there for building with -O2. > At *least* 384MB. You'll have a hard time compiling the compiler itself > though; RAM usage with -O2 goes up to 700MB.
I assume you mean RAM + swap? Because I have a virtual machine (VirtualBox) on my home box with 256MB which works perfectly (including compiling GCC multiple times). It does have lots of swap, though. > With that being said, you can minimize RAM usage by using -O1, or even -O0 > to switch off the optimizer completely. The runtime speed of the built > programs won't be to your liking though. I've never tried not using -O2. Is the difference really that noticeable? > The only real option is to get more RAM. That means paying more. :-) I don't want to do that until I'm sure this virtual box satisfies my requirements.
