The following reply was made to PR documentation/931; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Marc Slemko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: documentation/931: Answer to "Can I increase FD_SETSIZE on FreeBSD?" is not correct. Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 10:13:48 -0600 (MDT) On Wed, 30 Jul 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > When you say "you can define FD_SETSIZE when you compile," > do you mean as in "cc -DFD_SETSIZE"? > [I'm not a FreeBSD person] -DFD_SETSIZE=xxx. The comment has some truth, but it isn't entirely right. There are limitations in libraries in 2.2 and later that prevent you from just redefining FD_SETSIZE and recompiling. I will update the FAQ with the full story when I get a chance.
