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Subject: Re: EMFILE error in DOS-6.22
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Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 14:35:24 GMT
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Xavier Robitaille wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I'm trying to compile a library with DJGPP in DOS-6.22.
> The link command is the following :
> 
> ar rcs libfgl.a fastgl.o widgets.o msdos.o engine.o timer.o ... (long list
> of .o)
> 
> and it generates the following error :
> 
> c:\DJGPP\BIN/ar.exe : engine.o : Too many open files (EMFILE)
> 
> I understand that the linker (ar.exe) can not create enough file handles to
> link the whole .o list.
> Surely DOS allows the use of more than 4 file handes... Is there a way I can
> configure to change this.
> I've already added the following line in my config.sys but it doesn't solve
> my problem :
>     set FILES=70
> 
> Thanks,
> Xavier

"set FILES=70" creates environment variable FILES with value 70.
The CONFIG.SYS line should be "FILES=70" to allow 70 file handles.

Don't know if this will solve your linker problem though.

Roby