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@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ cd build</userinput></screen>
<para>To test the results, issue:
<userinput>make check</userinput>.</para>
+ <para>One of the E2fsprogs tests will attempt to allocate 256 MB
+ of memory. If you do not have significantly more RAM than this, it
+ is recommended to enable sufficient swap space for the test. See
+ <xref linkend="space-creatingfilesystem"/> and
+ <xref linkend="space-mounting"/> for details on creating and enabling
+ swap space.</para>
+
<para>Install the binaries and documentation:</para>
<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>