Index: bigcore.exp
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bigcore.exp,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -p -r1.7 bigcore.exp
--- bigcore.exp	29 Jun 2004 06:34:50 -0000	1.7
+++ bigcore.exp	14 Sep 2004 06:29:24 -0000
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ if { [istarget "*-*-*bsd*"]
     return
 }
 
+# This testcase causes too much stress (in terms of memory usage)
+# on certain systems...
+if { [istarget "*-*-*irix*"] } {
+    untested "Testcase too stresful for this system"
+    return
+}
+
 set testfile "bigcore"
 set srcfile ${testfile}.c
 set binfile ${objdir}/${subdir}/${testfile}