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Subject: My 386bsd is dead (again)
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From: wongm@latcs5.lat.oz.au (M.C. Wong)
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1993 03:58:15 GMT
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Hi,
  With 16M RAM , 256K cache, 486DX/33, I find my 386bsd running into death
again for the 10th time while compiling with g++ (1.39 only)! I must admit
that I am in multi-user mode in some cases!

  There have been many instances that when I did serious compilation with g++,
(when invoked as pure gcc or just cc, it didn't get that badly, at least)
using ISODE, and NIST's Estelle tool (PET and DINGO), My system runs into
stagnant state, and eventually hogs itself to death!

  In some instances I was using X, then tried without X, and finally get down
to single user mode, and get rid of as many unnecessary daemons as possible
, still I find myself run into the same problem.

  Looks like, we really have to get a less memory-hungry compiler for 386bsd,
and get shared library built into the next release. g++ has been great for
portability, but the resources it requires is just hard to bear with. Is there
any better way of getting around this problem ? Special switch for optimizing
the gcc/g++ themselves ? I might try recompile them with as much memory 
optimization as possible. I think I might start looking for memory usage
optimized programs.

  Finally, is there a way of restoring a virtual console back to text mode after
X crashes ? I hope to get some replies on this problem since this is my 3rd
post, or at least someone can tell me it is NOT possible, or it is merely a
simple FAQ ?

  How about BSD/386 (by BSDI), does it have shared lib. ? Thanks in advance!

- wongm@latcs1.lat.oz.au
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- wongm@latcs1.lat.oz.au