On 2016-07-21 15:24:10 +0200, Philip Hands wrote: > It's configurable. > > See TMPFS_SIZE in /etc/defaults/tmpfs
If you mean /etc/default/tmpfs, it doesn't work with systemd (as documented), and there's the global problem with swap. > And it'll cheerfully use swap, so just make sure you have enough swap > for your use case, and set the limit to suit your needs. > > Alternatively, you can always create a new temporary location where you > have enough space (i.e. ~/.tmp/ ) and then either set TMPDIR to that in > the relevant user's shell profile/rc or define an alias such as: > > alias debdiff="TMPDIR=~/.debdiff-scratch-space debdiff" That's just a workaround. If some tool uses TMPDIR, it should work in the first place. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
