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From: wicks@DCDMJW.FNAL.GOV ("Matthew J. Wicks")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re:  Got My Answer: kernal swap & compile errors
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Date: 4 Dec 90 14:07:27 GMT
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>>Thanks all those at SGI and elsewhere for filling me in on the
>>problem.  Due to the teeny default root partition, the /tmp filled up
>>too quickly when compiling large files.  The kernal swap caused the
>>problem because we saved the old kernal in / !
>>
>>One interesting comment I heard was that perhaps the root
>>partition default size needs to be upped by the distribution folks at
>>SGI.  For whatever its worth.

Another solution (one that we use here) is to have a separate mounted
file system for /tmp. We do the same for /usr/tmp

Matt

Matt Wicks
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
708-840-8084
wicks@fnal.fnal.gov