# 1.8.0rc4 not compiling on chromebook/Linux

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/1-8-0rc4-not-compiling-on-chromebook-linux/85597>\
**Category:** Tooling\
**Tags:** compilation\
**Created:** [August 10, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/1-8-0rc4-not-compiling-on-chromebook-linux/85597 "2022-08-10T23:50:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Perrin\_Meyer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/perrin_meyer/32/15686_2.png) [@Perrin\_Meyer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Perrin_Meyer)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/1-8-0rc4-not-compiling-on-chromebook-linux/85597/1 "2022-08-10T23:50:44Z")

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I’m able to build and test julia 1.7.3 on my chromebook (linux / ubuntu) (x86 core M3)

However, I’ve tried building 1.8.3rc4 a couple of times, and I keep getting this error (and make cleanall does not help).

thoughts? thanks

perrin meyer

```nohighlight
Generating REPL precompile statements... 40/40
Executing precompile statements... 1973/2016
Precompilation complete. Summary:
Total ─────── 205.231782 seconds
Generation ── 150.375546 seconds 73.2711%
Execution ─── 54.856236 seconds 26.7289%
Killed
***This error is usually fixed by running `make clean`. If the error persists, try `make cleanall`.***
make[1]: *** [sysimage.mk:89: /home/perrinmeyer/julia180rc4/usr/lib/julia/sys-o.a] Error 1
make: *** [Makefile:88: julia-sysimg-release] Error 2

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**Author:** ![Oscar\_Smith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oscar_smith/32/25343_2.png) [@Oscar\_Smith](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Oscar_Smith)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/1-8-0rc4-not-compiling-on-chromebook-linux/85597/2 "2022-08-10T23:54:03Z")

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are you running out of ram?

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**Author:** ![Perrin\_Meyer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/perrin_meyer/32/15686_2.png) [@Perrin\_Meyer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Perrin_Meyer)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/1-8-0rc4-not-compiling-on-chromebook-linux/85597/3 "2022-08-11T00:22:14Z")

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I watched it compiling with htop and the memory usage did not spike (3.7MB used out of 2.74GB available in linux container) but it still is killed at same spot.

is there a better linux command line util to watch memory usage during compiling?

thanks

perrin meyer

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**Author:** ![ufechner7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ufechner7/32/51363_2.png) [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/1-8-0rc4-not-compiling-on-chromebook-linux/85597/4 "2022-08-11T20:22:16Z")

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I don’t think 2.7 GB RAM is sufficient to compile Julia…

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/1-8-0rc4-not-compiling-on-chromebook-linux/85597/5 "2022-08-11T20:52:17Z")

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You can try give it (more) swap space.

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**Author:** ![Perrin\_Meyer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/perrin_meyer/32/15686_2.png) [@Perrin\_Meyer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Perrin_Meyer)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/1-8-0rc4-not-compiling-on-chromebook-linux/85597/6 "2022-08-12T00:39:11Z")

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v1.7.3 compiled fine (I tried twice just to make sure), but twice 1.8.0-rc4 failed, which Is why I’m slightly confused, but 1.7 might just be on the edge, and 1.8 then fails…

could a linux guru perhaps give me the magic incantation to increase swap space?

thanks

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**Author:** ![maxkapur](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/maxkapur/32/21208_2.png) [@maxkapur](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/maxkapur)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/1-8-0rc4-not-compiling-on-chromebook-linux/85597/7 "2022-08-12T01:27:57Z")

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> **[How Do I Increase Swap Space in Linux](https://linuxhint.com/increase-swap-space-linux/)**
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> The Swap in the Linux system helps when RAM is about to exhaust. While working with multiple applications, if RAM fills up and there is no space to function, the system starts utilizing the secondary storage where Swap is located. How to Increase...

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**Author:** ![ufechner7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ufechner7/32/51363_2.png) [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/1-8-0rc4-not-compiling-on-chromebook-linux/85597/8 "2022-08-12T02:34:34Z")

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> **[Enabling Swap Memory on ChromeOS](https://medium.com/techtalkers/enabling-swap-memory-on-chromeos-41dcfc4cf93)**
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> If you own a Chromebook with a low amount of ram, chances are your device can’t handle more than two or three Chrome tabs. Users with 2GB…