# Swift compiler building error after cloning the repo

**URL:** <https://forums.swift.org/t/swift-compiler-building-error-after-cloning-the-repo/78627>\
**Category:** Compiler\
**Created:** [March 18, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/swift-compiler-building-error-after-cloning-the-repo/78627 "2025-03-18T12:45:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![janjan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/janjan/32/40640_2.png) [@janjan](https://forums.swift.org/u/janjan)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/swift-compiler-building-error-after-cloning-the-repo/78627/8 "2025-03-19T12:27:25Z")

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Ok, so I believe the linker errors might be due to insufficient RAM on your system. That’s my guess, as I ran into the [same issue](https://forums.swift.org/t/help-request-wsl-docker-build-errors/74140/7) when building with WSL on a machine with only 16GB. After switching to a Mac with 32GB, the debug build compiled without linker errors.

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