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Strategies to compile stuff on low memory
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A useful recipe for Raspberry Pi hackers
CFLAGS="$CFLAGS --param ggc-min-expand=0 --param ggc-min-heapsize=8192"
Change 8192 to, say, 131072 to use more memory. Ie:
Also, remove “-pipe” from your CFLAGs. Slows down compile but uses less memory.
Also, check the -O option. Sometimes -O2 or -O3 required lots of memory.
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