Re: Error executing gnome applications

[Raja R Harinath <harinath cs umn edu>]

rinckemd@rosevc.rose-hulman.edu writes:
> I am running slackware 3.5 - linux 2.0.35
> I am using pgcc-2.90.29( egcs 1.0.3a ) and libc6.
> I grabbed all of the needed gnome modules from the CVS and got them to
> compile fine.  
> When I attempt to execute anything.  Panel, gcalc, etc... I get this exact
> error message.
> 
> #panel
> 
> **ERROR**: could not allocate 134217728 bytes
> Abort
> #
> 
> This seems rather odd, does anyone know how to fix this?

Have you installed ORBit?  ORBit has some endianness detection
problems.  I think 134217728 is looking at 8 cross-eyed.  ORBit may have
mistaken a length of 8 for a length of 128MB.

- Hari
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