Subject: Re: bug#19005: new snapshot available: grep-2.20.83-06900

From: Bruce Dubbs <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 16:28:53 -0600

Jim Meyering wrote:
> Testing the first snapshot exposed several problems,
> and most have been addressed. The sole remaining problem
> is the failure of an "expensive" (not run by default: big-match)
> that makes most systems run out of memory. I haven't looked at it yet.

Shouldn't the  big-match test just be able to see if the system runs out 
of memory and if so, set an XFAIL.

Also, I suspect that it might work on lower memory systems if the user 
establishes a temporary swap file of sufficient size.  It would, of 
course, be slow.

   -- Bruce