texlive_texmf-full @2007_3 - malloc error

[kris.ryan@…]

I have a macbook air running Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G55), I have xcode 3.1.2 installed

I receive the following error(s)

bash-3.2$ sudo port install texlive
--->  Installing texlive_texmf-full @2007_3
tclsh(95349,0x8025d720) malloc: *** mmap(size=65536) failed (error code=12)
*** error: can't allocate region
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
tclsh(95350,0x8025d720) malloc: *** mmap(size=65536) failed (error code=12)
*** error: can't allocate region
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
tclsh(95351,0x8025d720) malloc: *** mmap(size=65536) failed (error code=12)
*** error: can't allocate region
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
tclsh(95352,0x8025d720) malloc: *** mmap(size=65536) failed (error code=12)
*** error: can't allocate region
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
tclsh(95353,0x8025d720) malloc: *** mmap(size=65536) failed (error code=12)
*** error: can't allocate region
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
tclsh(95354,0x8025d720) malloc: *** mmap(size=65536) failed (error code=12)
*** error: can't allocate region
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
unable to alloc 4096 bytes
Abort trap

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

That looks like base failing, not the portfile. Are you out of disk space by any chance?

[kris.ryan@…]

Hi, Thanks for the speedy response. I agree - a malloc error should be due to the base. I have 40 GB left on the HDD with 2GB of RAM.

Not sure where to take it from here.

I note that using 'livecheck', that there is a newer version of texlive available. Perhaps this wouldn't have the same problems? Of course, I could be clutching at straws here. Any advice would be most appreciated.

cheers Kris.

[blb@…]

Replying to kris.ryan@…:

I note that using 'livecheck', that there is a newer version of texlive available. Perhaps this wouldn't have the same problems? Of course, I could be clutching at straws here. Any advice would be most appreciated.

Note that upgrading texlive is ticket #16492.

[milosh@…]

The error code 12 seems to indicate a lack of memory. See for example the thread of ​http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-users/2008-May/010440.html I have succesfully installed texlive on a machine with 256MB RAM in the past, so I guess something else is eating your memory. You could retry while using 'top -o rprvt' to monitor your memory.

[alakazam@…]

Cc Me!

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Duplicate of #12022.