To reproduce do: $ mkdir pool; cd pool $ apt-get download 2vcard $ for i in $(seq 1200); do cp 2vcard*.deb homer_clone_$i.deb; done $ apt-ftparchive packages . > /dev/null
E: Failed to create pipes - pipe (24: Too many open files) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/985452 Title: apt-ftparchive fails on scanning large repositories To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/985452/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
