Alexander Hansen wrote: > Geoff Smith wrote: [] >>+ ulimit -n unlimited >>/var/tmp/tmp.1.F8A9lu: line 3: ulimit: open files: cannot modify >>limit: Invalid argument >>### execution of /var/tmp/tmp.1.F8A9lu failed, exit code 1 >>Removing runtime build-lock... >>Removing build-lock package... >>/sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -r fink-buildlock-mono-1.2.2.1-1021 >>(Reading database ... 53600 files and directories currently installed.) >>Removing fink-buildlock-mono-1.2.2.1-1021 ... >>Failed: phase compiling: mono-1.2.2.1-1021 failed > > I got the same thing when I tried to run the ulimit command at a prompt. > (10.5.2 as well). I don't recall what the behavior was on Tiger.
Contrary to Leopard, the Tiger version of bash allows to set ulimit -n. In both cases the bash man page says "most systems do not allow this value to be set", but is too lazy to tell whether the current system does allow it or not. -- Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
