[vbox-dev] current svn build failure

[JusTiCe8]

I see this error is due to a pb in kmk tool itself ("best->bytesfree > 
len" suggest a not enough memory condition but there is plenty of memory 
available 849 MB used on 1.98 GB total).

Debug output from kmk if it could help:

...
[2:0/1]start_waiting_job 0x80fd8c8 (`pass_bldprogs_before') 
command_flags=0x20 slots=0/1
[2:0/1]not_parallel 0 -> 1 (file=0x80f7018 `pass_bldprogs_before') 
[start_waiting_job]
kmk[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/tarballs/vbox/src/libs'
kBuild Make 0.1.0

Based on GNU Make 3.81.90:
 Copyright (C) 2006  Free Software Foundation, Inc.

kBuild Modifications:
 Copyright (C) 2005-2006  Knut St. Osmundsen.

kmkbuiltin commands derived from *BSD sources:
 Copyright (c) 1983 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
  The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
 Copyright (c) 1998  Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller at courtesan.com>

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

PATH_KBUILD:     '/usr/local/tarballs/vbox/kBuild'
PATH_KBUILD_BIN: '/usr/local/tarballs/vbox/kBuild/bin/linux.x86'

This program is built for linux/x86/blend [Jun 11 2007 16:44:15]
[3:0/1]Reading makefiles...
Reading makefile `Makefile.kmk'...
Reading makefile `/usr/local/tarballs/vbox/kBuild/header.kmk' (search 
path) (no ~ expansion)...
Reading makefile `../../../Config.kmk' (search path) (no ~ expansion)...
Reading makefile `/usr/local/tarballs/vbox/AutoConfig.kmk' (search path) 
(no ~ expansion)...
Reading makefile `/usr/local/tarballs/vbox/kBuild/tools/GXX3.kmk' 
(search path) (no ~ expansion)...
Reading makefile 
`/usr/local/tarballs/vbox/out/linux.x86/release/GCCConfig.kmk' (search 
path) (no ~ expansion)...
[2:0/1]Putting child 0x080fd8c8 (pass_bldprogs_before) PID 6254 on the 
chain.
[2:1/1]Live child 0x080fd8c8 (pass_bldprogs_before) PID 6254
Reading makefile `/usr/local/tarballs/vbox/kBuild/footer.kmk' (search 
path) (no ~ expansion)...
kmk: /home/vbox/kBuild/trunk/src/kmk/strcache.c:87: add_string:  
l'assertion « best->bytesfree > len » a échoué.
[2:1/1]Reaping losing child 0x080fd8c8 PID 6254
kmk[2]: *** [pass_bldprogs_before] Abandon
[2:1/1]notice_finished_file - entering: file=0x80f7018 
`pass_bldprogs_before' update_status=2 command_state=2
[2:1/1]not_parallel 1 -> 0 (file=0x80f7018 `pass_bldprogs_before') 
[notice_finished_file]
[2:1/1]Removing child 0x080fd8c8 PID 6254 from chain.
kmk[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/tarballs/vbox/src/libs'
[1:1/1]Reaping losing child 0x08101380 PID 6253
kmk[1]: *** [pass_bldprogs_before] Error 2
[1:1/1]notice_finished_file - entering: file=0x80f76b0 
`pass_bldprogs_before' update_status=2 command_state=2
[1:1/1]not_parallel 1 -> 0 (file=0x80f76b0 `pass_bldprogs_before') 
[notice_finished_file]
[1:1/1]Removing child 0x08101380 PID 6253 from chain.
kmk[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/tarballs/vbox/src'
...

finally , this is md5 sum of tool: bdc2104bf2b8ad396d50482004db6dc2   
(for linux.x86)

Regards.