Matthias Kilian wrote:
quoted text > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 07:14:36PM -0700, Alexander Carver wrote:
>>>> The error isn't always the same file on two consecutive tries but they do
>>>> seem to repeat themselves (in other words, init_sysent.c has shown up as
>>>> an error more than once but not consecutively, same for pf.c)
>>> Intermittent and inconsistent signal 11's from the compiler: that's
>>> classically the sign of bad memory in the box. Try removing or
>>> replacing the memory.
>>>
>> Ok, I've gone through multiple iterations of memory sticks of various
>> sizes and even swapped motherboards but I still get signal 11's. Is
>> there a low memory flag I can set that will prevent make from using all
>> available RAM? This signal 11 issue doesn't crop up immediately, it
>> takes quite some time before it finally shows up.
>
> Did you also try changing the power supply? Even if spurious
> segmentation faults are *often* caused by bad memory, bad mainboards,
> overheated cpus etc., they *may* also be caused by a bad power
> supply.
Yes, I did change the power supply, too. I have two identical machines
so I swapped the RAM and hard drive over from one to the other. I also
have both machines plugged into an AC line filter to clean up the main
power.
