xiphos-svn - /tmp mounted with only 261.3 MB only to run out of space?

distrohopperarched · 2012-02-20 10:45:58

I tried to install xiphos-svn today, as there are updates to the package.

Could not install the file '/tmp/packerbuild-0/xiphos-svn/xiphos-svn/pkg/usr/share/gnome/help/xiphos/C/figures/sword_sources.png'
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().

If you keep an eye on the /tmp directory, you'll see that while packer is building pcmanfm will display an ever decreasing free space of a total of 261.3 MB. Once I error out, packer returns displaying the specs of the root folder. I have 2 GB free space...

Can I fix this or do I have to contact the mantainer ?

ethail · 2012-02-20 10:59:27

Build it by yourself outside of /tmp. Simply download the tarball of the package in the AUR page, extrac, run makepkg

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar … he_package

Last edited by ethail (2012-02-20 11:11:48)

karol · 2012-02-20 11:24:59

/tmp is created to be half your RAM by default. If you have more RAM, you can inscrease /tmp.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fstab#tmpfs

distrohopperarched · 2012-02-20 13:29:41

karol wrote:

/tmp is created to be half your RAM by default. If you have more RAM, you can inscrease /tmp.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fstab#tmpfs

Thank you for solving this mistery ! The least thing I expected was this...

So, I just edited fstab.
From what I read, it can also use swap ? So maybe I don't necessarily need RAM. I'll try and see. The wiki is unclear.

Stalling /tmp at half my RAM if it's also used for compiling and such is just plain wrong though.
Either the package maintainer shouldn't use /tmp (I have no ideea whether it's in his hands or not) or we need a /tmp2 that is allowed to feed on swap or even on plain /var/tmp space if necessary.

distrohopperarched · 2012-02-20 13:31:19

ethail wrote:

Build it by yourself outside of /tmp. Simply download the tarball of the package in the AUR page, extrac, run makepkg
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar … he_package

The package doesn't build for some reason. /.waf doesn't like the new python or something. But thanks.

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#1 2012-02-20 10:45:58

xiphos-svn - /tmp mounted with only 261.3 MB only to run out of space?

#2 2012-02-20 10:59:27

Re: xiphos-svn - /tmp mounted with only 261.3 MB only to run out of space?

#3 2012-02-20 11:24:59

Re: xiphos-svn - /tmp mounted with only 261.3 MB only to run out of space?

#4 2012-02-20 13:29:41

Re: xiphos-svn - /tmp mounted with only 261.3 MB only to run out of space?

#5 2012-02-20 13:31:19

Re: xiphos-svn - /tmp mounted with only 261.3 MB only to run out of space?

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