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@@ -600,6 +600,11 @@ rebuild may take a lot more time than previous builds. Additionally,
 ran `./configure` with non-default options (such as `--debug`), you will need
 to run it again before invoking `make -j4`.
 
+If you received the error `nodejs g++ fatal error compilation terminated cc1plus`
+during compilation, this is likely a memory issue and you should either provide
+more RAM or create swap space to accommodate toolchain requirements or reduce
+the number of parallel build tasks (`-j<n>`).
+
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