help with this problem please

[neil]

Hi all,

This is the precise error when I use g++ at the command prompt to
build a 'hello world' program:

$ g++ -o hello hello.cpp // typed in at command prompt

output
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/usr/gnu/lib/gcc/i386-pc-minix/3.4.3/libgcc.a:
could not read symbols: memory exhausted
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

end of output
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can you please tell me what the compiler is saying here?

Thanks
neil