[mythtv-commits] Ticket #9013: Running a custom command in mainmenu cannot allocate memory

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#9013: Running a custom command in mainmenu cannot allocate memory
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 Reporter:  jms@…             |           Owner:            
     Type:  defect            |          Status:  new       
 Priority:  minor             |       Milestone:  unknown   
Component:  MythTV - General  |         Version:  Trunk Head
 Severity:  medium            |      Resolution:            
 Keywords:                    |   Ticket locked:  0         
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Comment (by beirdo):

 If fork is failing with this error, this means the system is telling you
 you do not have enough memory to do the fork, which creates a complete
 copy of the current process.  Your best bet is to create a swapfile, and
 activate swap.  Running with no swap is not a very wise choice, especially
 with 1.5G (it seems).  MythTV is a memory-hungry application, and the in-
 memory footprint may well be larger than your available memory.

 I suggest also that you read the manpage for fork.  At the bottom, it
 indicates the error returns.  If you are running with resource limits, you
 may need to tweak.

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