Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Franz Fellner <alpine.art.de@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] python-3.6.5 rebuild fails on new install
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 07:41:57
Message-Id: CADtyuE4ksA7GKVdAqjrc0oGZbuS-vjPT7Kke=scG_RCdakpGzQ@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] python-3.6.5 rebuild fails on new install by Walter Dnes
1 I think the memory is only used in the context of OpenGL (or when it's used
2 for computing like with OpenCL).
3 I am sure you won't run out of memory when compiling on a pure text console
4 because of the grahics driver.
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7 Am So., 19. Aug. 2018 um 05:27 Uhr schrieb Walter Dnes <
8 waltdnes@××××××××.org>:
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10 > One interesting item early on in dmesg...
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12 > [ 0.173494] [drm] Memory usable by graphics device = 2048M
13 > [ 0.173591] [drm] Replacing VGA console driver
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15 > Would the "graphics driver" be capable of using up 2 gigs of ram in
16 > a pure text console? On a 3-gig machine, that would be very bad.
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18 > --
19 > Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
20 > I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
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