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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!ortega From: ortega@netcom.com (John Ortega) Subject: parse error before <somchar> Message-ID: <ortegaDDAnFr.FHt@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 09:23:51 GMT Lines: 18 Sender: ortega@netcom.netcom.com On three machince (8 to 12 MB memory) if have had this problem on many packages, including the kernel files: 1. start make of some package 2. make fails with a parse error from gcc 3. start make, usually gcc will do a few more files 4. go to 2 Often, restarting make enough times will get you through, but on some things it just can't finish. This never happens on the machines with 16 or 32 megs of memory. Has anyone else had this problem? Also, the parse error often happens on some char that isn't in the file in question, like 0177. JO