error while building android master branch ( lollipop) on ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 bit 4 GB RAM 1TB HDD

[Vinod Kulkarni]

I followed all the instructions for build.
After giving the command:


make-j4

I faced errors after 3 hours

the log is as follows:

OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM warning: INFO: os::commit_memory(

0x00000007a4c00000, 131596288, 0) failed; error='Cannot allocate memory' (errno=12)
#
# There is insufficient memory for the Java Runtime Environment to continue.
# Native memory allocation (malloc) failed to allocate 131596288 bytes for committing reserved memory.
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# /home/et-23/WORKDIR/hs_err_pid29668.log
make: *** [out/target/common/obj/JAVA_LIBRARIES/framework_intermediates/with-local/classes.dex] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

help provided will really be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Glenn Kasten]

See hardware requirements at http://source.android.com/source/building.html

[Ahmad Ishtiaque]

it might be due to insufficient RAM in your machine. if you don't have swap space, you could try this tutorial out: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-add-swap-on-ubuntu-14-04