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diff --git a/doc/build-unix.md b/doc/build-unix.md index 31bbab7f0f..943bfadb91 100644 --- a/doc/build-unix.md +++ b/doc/build-unix.md @@ -50,12 +50,15 @@ Optional dependencies: For the versions used in the release, see [release-process.md](release-process.md) under *Fetch and build inputs*. -System requirements +Memory Requirements -------------------- -C++ compilers are memory-hungry. It is recommended to have at least 1 GB of -memory available when compiling Bitcoin Core. With 512MB of memory or less -compilation will take much longer due to swap thrashing. +C++ compilers are memory-hungry. It is recommended to have at least 1.5 GB of +memory available when compiling Bitcoin Core. On systems with less, gcc can be +tuned to conserve memory with additional CXXFLAGS: + + + ./configure CXXFLAGS="--param ggc-min-expand=1 --param ggc-min-heapsize=32768" Dependency Build Instructions: Ubuntu & Debian ---------------------------------------------- |