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From: adrian@rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk (Adrian Hall)
Subject: Re: Installing perl-4.035 in 386BSD
Organization: The IBM PC User Group, Harrow, England
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 08:59:12 GMT
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In article <IKEDA.92Oct19202131@phenix.ntec.co.jp> ikeda@ntec.co.jp (shigeru IKEDA) writes:
>CAUTION: YOU MUST NOT MAIL ME. PLEASE FOLLOW UP.
>
>Has anyone succeeded in installing perl-4.035 on 386BSD
>with machine which has memory only 4M?
>
>I tried, but while compiling eval.c, my 386BSD hung.

To compile perl you need a lot of memory. Try adding loads of swap space.

I managed to get perl to compile, but not tperl - which required even
more memory (I did have 48Meg configured at the time).


Adrian