Pixel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Malcolm Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
>> It is really a question of when the garbage collector runs.
>> Your example program is very small, so the GC does not run (and
>> therefore does not collect the unused handles) before the open file
>> table is filled.

IMHO that is not good enough.

> what about running the garbage collector for such errors, just in
> case it can help? all resources that can be freed by the garbage
> collector should trigger a GC when that resource is low, uh?

Agreed.  That's like a reasonable solution.

> (maybe that's what ghc-5.02 is doing since i've not been able to
> reproduce the pb after increasing the heap)

I'm surprised you can't reproduce it.  Are you configuring the RTS
differently from the default?

Jens

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