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SubjectRe: 2.3.51


On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Jamie Lokier wrote:

> Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > -exec runs a process for every single file found. I like the suggestion
> > to pass --max-files to xargs instead.
>
> xargs already does an implicit `--max-chars=20k'. `--max-files'
> wouldn't help.
>
> The problem seems to be a very large environment, and the kernel
> complains because it has a limit on total environment and argument
> space.
>
> The solution is probably to clear the offending environment variable,
> either using `env', `unset' or the makefile itself.

Ok... someone create a tiny script 'scripts/make-clean', and have 'make
clean' run that. Then we can do necessary stuff like purging the env of
CONFIG_xxx vars.

Jeff






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