>What I have problem understanding is the last sentence of this paragraph >in the light of your claim that it will results in swapping especially >when we consider developers' machines with 512MB/1GB RAM, i.e. machines >where memory is not "tight".
Sure, and this is the point. Pick a number for the RSS and stick to it. Crank it up if you don't want to be bothered, but this "yardstick" can be used to measure trends in the compiler's footprint by measuring the number of page swaps. It might also be a way to measuer/improve the locality of reference since poor locality will cause thrashing if the RSS is set low enough. Of course if the RSS is set too low than *any* pattern of page access will cause thrashing. -- Peter Barada [EMAIL PROTECTED]
