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List:       binutils-bugs
Subject:    Re: [Bug gold/5990] New: running out of file descriptors when linking >1024 files
From:       Nick Clifton <nickc () redhat ! com>
Date:       2008-03-28 7:25:50
Message-ID: 47EC9D7E.7020703 () redhat ! com
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Hi Chris,

> When trying to link a binary which takes a large number of files, I get many
> errors like this:
> 
> ld-new: cannot open ../driver/ic/via/sinai/mlxhh/obj/1/mcgm.o: Too many open files
> 
> This is coming from Read_symbols::do_read_symbols.
> 
> I can obviously work around the problem by increasing the number of allowed open
> file desriptors.

Or you could place the object files into a library.  Or a thin archive...

Cheers
   Nick





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