Re: minivend fails to install

[Frank Miedreich <miedreich@acm.org>]

>     Hello All,   I didn't receive any reaction on my last mail so i'll
>try again. I'm a newbie to minivend and I have serious problems with
>installing  Minivend 3.14-3. My provider runs a RedHat Linux 5.2 system
>with perl 5.005_02  built for i686-linux.
>   When I run configure or execute "make test" I get the  following error
>message:  
>
>Writing Makefile for MiniVend
>Manifying  blib/man3/Vend::FlyCat.3
>Manifying blib/man3/Vend::UserDB.3
>Manifying  blib/man3/Vend::Parser.3
>Manifying  blib/man3/Vend::ValidCC.3
>PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/local/bin/perl -Iblib/arch  -Iblib/lib
>-I/usr/lib/perl5/5.
>00502/i686-linux -I/usr/lib/perl5/5.00502  test.pl
>Out of memory!
>Callback called exit at dist/bin/minivend line  40.
>END failed--cleanup aborted at dist/bin/minivend line 32.
>Callback  called exit at dist/bin/minivend line 32.
>END failed--cleanup aborted at  dist/bin/minivend line 40.
>Callback called exit at dist/bin/minivend line  40.
>BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at dist/bin/minivend line  223.
>server.......not ok 1
>read PID file: No such file or  directory
>Killed
>
>
>
>Does anyone know how to fix this problem? I tried everything but nothing
>seems to work. Help me please!
>
>Thanks,
>Bart  Karelsen

It is possible that your provider limits the amount of memory available to
individual accounts. Minivend likes memory, so you will probably need to
talk to your provider to increase the memory available to you.

I strongly suggest that you check with your provider about memory available
to users and the possibility of running a daemon process on the server. Not
all providers are happy with the system requirements of minivend, esp. here
in Europe.

Other than that, don't you think the line "Out of memory!" in your output
already indicates the type of problem you are running into?

cheers, Frank

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Frank Miedreich
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