/tmp runs out [SOLVED]

osager · 2012-04-03 19:25:02

Hi all:

I have only 2G /tmp
I thought it's enough but when i try to build some large apps it runs out of space and the installation terminates with error

How can I safely allocate more space for /tmp ?

Last edited by osager (2012-04-03 20:47:04)

graysky · 2012-04-03 19:29:49

I assume that you have 4 G of RAM and that you are compiling in /tmp? I have 8 G on my system and allocate 7 of it to /scratch which I mount at tmpfs. You can do the same to normal /tmp.

$ grep tmp /etc/fstab
tmpfs	/tmp	tmpfs	nodev,nosuid	0	0
tmpfs /scratch tmpfs nodev,size=7G 0 0

karol · 2012-04-03 19:48:55

You don't have to build in /tmp

If you're using yaourt, you can tell it to build somewhere else, use --tmp commandline switch or edit /etc/yaourtrc, uncomment and change

#TMPDIR="/tmp"

to somewhere else.

mr.MikyMaus · 2012-04-03 20:15:20

As for your question: yes, you can allocate as much space as you have available. Although I wouldn't recommend expanding it over more than a half of your RAM (provided you use tmpfs for your /tmp) as it may, especially during compilation, lead to swapping and a general slow-down. The cleanest solution to this problem would be what karol suggested - pointing your compilation to a different temporary directory with enough space - it does not have to be a separate partition.

Just for your consideration - for me ReiserFS gives very good results when it is used as a working and temp directory for compiling.

..just my €0.02

osager · 2012-04-03 20:46:05

Thank you guys, it's very helpful. and indeed i'm using yaourt to install opencascade

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/tmp runs out [SOLVED]

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