Re: Bug - crash on large commit

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:36 AM, P Fudd [off-list ref] wrote:

Bug 2: git died with an out-of-memory error on the commit:
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# git commit -a
[master (root-commit) 62b52e2] The initial checkin of the whole hard disk.
 Committer: System Administrator [off-list ref]
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git(4667) malloc: *** mmap(size=1964838912) failed (error code=12)
*** error: can't allocate region
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
git(4667) malloc: *** mmap(size=1964838912) failed (error code=12)
*** error: can't allocate region
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
fatal: Out of memory, malloc failed
[Mac-Pro:/] shadministrator# git version
git version 1.7.0.2

Is your git built as a 32-bit program? If so, it can't handle files
larger than ~1-2 gb, which looks like it might be the case here...

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Erik "kusma" Faye-Lund