error: memory exhausted or requested size too large

[Jim Langston]

Here are both commands, had to stop -x, -f brings up the prompt

bash-3.2$ ./run-octave -x
GNU Octave, version 3.0.1
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  For details, type `warranty'.

Octave was configured for "i386-pc-solaris2.11".

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+ ## System-wide startup file for Octave.
+ ##
+ ## This file should contain any commands that should be executed each
+ ## time Octave starts for every user at this site.
+
+ ## Configure readline using the file inputrc in the Octave startup
+ ## directory.
+
+ read_readline_init_file (sprintf ("%s%s%s",
+                   octave_config_info ("startupfiledir"),
+                   filesep, "inputrc"));

^Cerror: command_history::clean_up_and_save: missing file name
bash-3.2$ ./run-octave -f
GNU Octave, version 3.0.1
Copyright (C) 2008 John W. Eaton and others.
This is free software; see the source code for copying conditions.
There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTIBILITY or
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  For details, type `warranty'.

Octave was configured for "i386-pc-solaris2.11".

Additional information about Octave is available at http://www.octave.org.

Please contribute if you find this software useful.
For more information, visit http://www.octave.org/help-wanted.html

Report bugs to <bug at octave.org> (but first, please read
http://www.octave.org/bugs.html to learn how to write a helpful report).

For information about changes from previous versions, type `news'.

octave:1>


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Jaroslav Hajek wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Jim Langston <Jim.Langston at sun.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hi Jaroslav,
>>
>> Here is config.log from my last try. I have tried a lot of different
>> variations, this
>> last was without any 64bit options. You are correct in that after compiling,
>> my
>> next step is always to run gmake check, which is this case exits immediately
>> on
>> the first test.
>>
>> Also, I tried your suggestion of running ./run-octave, the result was octave
>> did not
>> start, and my cpu utilization went to 100% and stayed there, never bringing
>> up the
>> Octave prompt.
>>
>>     
>
> That's bad. Hmmm, I can't see anything bad in the config file.
> Can you try `./run-octave -x'? Perhaps we'll see the command that chokes Octave.
> Also, does './run-octave -f' trigger the problem as well?
>
>
> cheers
>
>
>   


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