CPAN memory error

jwinchell has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

This may be a bit of a silly question, but here it is nonetheless... I've been attempting to add some modules to my 5.6.1 distro (namely, the MySQL stuff). When running perl -MCPAN -e shell, and entering install Bundle::DBD, the shell proceeds to begin analyze the assorted index (*.txt.gz) files. It then kicks out the "Out of memory during request for ..." message, and dies. How the heck do I make this little problem go away?

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Re: CPAN memory error by caedes (Pilgrim) on Jun 26, 2002 at 23:46 UTC
What exactly are the specs for this computer (df and memory)? `if($memory < $enough){ $pricewatch->purchase('memory'); }` [download] Just a thought -caedes	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: CPAN memory error by IlyaM (Parson) on Jun 27, 2002 at 08:14 UTC
As temporary workaround increasing swap size may help. There are also exist a chance that you have enough RAM but you have set too strict memory limits for your account. Check it with shell command `ulimit`. -- Ilya Martynov (http://martynov.org/)	[reply] [d/l]
Re: CPAN memory error by samtregar (Abbot) on Jun 27, 2002 at 00:11 UTC
Run less programs or tune the ones you are running to use less memory. You haven't provided any details about the machine - OS, installed RAM, processes running, top output, etc. - so that's about as specific as I can be! -sam	[reply]