"cannot allocate memory" when trying to build via eclipse

[spiffomatic64]

Please use the following bug reporting template to help produce actionable and reproducible issues. Please try to ensure that the reproduction is minimal so that the team can go through more bugs!

• A brief description
  Kicking off a make via eclipse CDT fails
• Expected results
  make starts the build, piping output to eclipse console window
• Actual results (with terminal output if applicable)
  exec0(59): returning due to error: Cannot allocate memory
• Your Windows build number
  14905
• Steps / commands required to reproduce the error
  Attempt to build with make from inside eclipse
• Strace of the failing command
  26092 access("/usr/bin/make", X_OK <unfinished ...>
  26001 clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {5478, 752597000}) = 0
  26001 clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {5478, 752640000}) = 0
  26092 <... access resumed> ) = 0
  26001 clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {5478, 752707000}) = 0
  26001 clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {5478, 752742000}) = 0
  26092 pipe( <unfinished ...>
  26001 clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {5478, 752836000}) = 0
  26092 <... pipe resumed> [137, 144]) = 0
  26092 pipe( <unfinished ...>
  26001 clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {5478, 752939000}) = 0
  26092 <... pipe resumed> [151, 152]) = 0
  26001 clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {5478, 753009000}) = 0
  26092 pipe( <unfinished ...>
  26001 clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {5478, 753098000}) = 0
  26092 <... pipe resumed> [153, 155]) = 0
  26092 clone( <unfinished ...>
  26001 futex(0x7f99735e0b20, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL <unfinished ...>
  26033 futex(0x7f98d0000020, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL <unfinished ...>
  26092 <... clone resumed> child_stack=0, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0x7f985a7d09d0) = -1 ENOMEM (Cannot allocate memory)
  26092 futex(0x7f98d0000020, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
  26033 <... futex resumed> ) = 0
  26033 futex(0x7f98d0000020, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
  26092 futex(0x7f99735e0b20, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1 <unfinished ...>
  26033 clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, <unfinished ...>
  26001 <... futex resumed> ) = 0
  26001 futex(0x7f99735e0b20, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
  26033 <... clock_gettime resumed> {5478, 775881000}) = 0
  26092 <... futex resumed> ) = 1
  26092 write(2, "exec0(59): returning due to erro"..., 58 <unfinished ...>
  26033 clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, {5478, 776167000}) = 0
  26092 <... write resumed> ) = 58
  26092 futex(0x7f9874425654, FUTEX_WAKE_OP_PRIVATE, 1, 1, 0x7f9874425650, {FUTEX_OP_SET, 0, FUTEX_OP_CMP_GT, 1} <unfinished ...>
• Required packages and commands to install

See our contributing instructions for assistance.

[sunilmut]

@spiffomatic64 - Thanks for trying out WSL and the feedback. The strace output above is very difficult to parse. Can you please share the whole file? Also, the repro steps would be helpful.

[spiffomatic64]

out2.txt
Steps to reproduce:

• Install java(openjdk version "1.8.0_91")/eclipse(4.6 cdt)
• Create a new c++ project (executable, hello world c++ project)
• Build project

[therealkenc]

Reformatted:

clone(child_stack=0, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, 
    child_tidptr=0x7f985a7d09d0) = -1 ENOMEM (Cannot allocate memory)

[bashcoder]

I had a similar problem, and in my case I needed to update the size of the pagefile. Changing this parameter is a pain. Here's how I found it:

Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings > Advanced > Performance Settings ... > Advanced > Virtual Memory Change...

Then uncheck automatic paging file box and enter a custom min and starting size. In my case I increased those sizes to 2500 and it solved my issue.

[benhillis]

Marking this as a duplicate of #851 - see my comment about the incoming fix #851 (comment)