Correcting Paging Space Errors During Compilation

If the AIX operating system runs low on paging space during a compilation, the compiler issues one of the following messages:

1501-229 Compilation ended due to lack of space.
  
1501-224 fatal error in ../exe/xlCcode: signal 9 received. 

If lack of paging space causes other compiler programs to fail, the following message is displayed:

Killed.

To minimize paging-space problems, do any of the following and recompile your program:

• Reduce the size of your program by splitting it into two or more source files
• Compile your program without optimization.
• Reduce the number of processes competing for system paging space.
• Increase the system paging space.

To check the current paging-space settings enter the command: lsps -a or use the AIX System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) command smit pgsp.

The paging-space overview in AIX Version 4 System User's Guide: Operating System and Devices describes paging space and how to allocate it.