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[Xavier Beaudouin <address@concealed>]

Le lundi, 19 mai 2003, à 08:27 Europe/Paris, Jose Illescas Perez a 
écrit :

> On Sun, 18 May 2003 21:35:38 -0700
> Joshua Bernstein <address@concealed> wrote:
>
> > Is there a chance you're running out of memory, as in RAM?
> >
> > -Josh
> >
> >
> > On Sunday, May 18, 2003, at 04:49  AM, Jose Illescas Perez wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a problem with sympa. I have created 500 lists and they don't
> > > work. Only work 250 more or less.
> > >
> > > How many files open every list?
> > > I think that I have a problem with file descriptors at level of the
> > > operating system. My OS is:
> > >
> > > Solaris 8
> > > 4 Gb RAM.
> > > 2 CPU UltraSparc III.
> > >
> > > # ulimit -a
> > >
> > > core file size (blocks)     0
> > > data seg size (kbytes)      unlimited
> > > file size (blocks)          unlimited
> > > open files                  8192
> > > pipe size (512 bytes)       10
> > > stack size (kbytes)         8192
> > > cpu time (seconds)          unlimited
> > > max user processes          29995
> > > virtual memory (kbytes)     unlimited
> > >
> > >
> > > The error in /var/adm/messages is:
> > >
> > > May 18 13:53:54 dedalo task_manager[1071]: Unable to open scenario
> > > file send.public, please report to listmaster
> > > May 18 13:53:54 dedalo task_manager[1071]: Unable to open scenario
> > > file subscribe.closed, please report to listmaster
> > > May 18 13:53:54 dedalo task_manager[1071]: Unable to open scenario
> > > file unsubscribe.closed, please report to listmaster
> > > May 18 13:53:54 dedalo task_manager[1071]: Cannot open
> > > /mailboxes/sympa/expl/webmaster.sescam.jccm.es/subscribers.db: File
> > > exists
>
> Hello,
>
> my Solaris has 4 Gb. RAM. It isn't possible.
>
> I have installed on a box Linux with 256 Mb RAM and 500 lists and work 
> fine. Why?, What is the difference?.

I had such problems with some other programs that have been compiled by 
gcc/32bits.

This is known bug on Solaris : gcc doesn't allow more than 256FD's....

There is 2 way to avoid that : recompile your perl with gcc under 
64bits or compile it with Forte CC (you can get a free copy for one 
month for that.)...

/Xavier