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In-reply-to: <200501260923.37148.pavenis@latnet.lv> (message from Andris
	Pavenis on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:23:37 +0200)
Subject: Re: Difficulties compiling gcc-343 on winxp
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> From: Andris Pavenis <pavenis AT latnet DOT lv>
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:23:37 +0200
> Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
> 
> > g:/djgpp/bin/ld.exe: min-insn-modes.o: No such file: Too many open files
> > (EMFILE)
> > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> > make.exe[2]: *** [genconstants.exe] Error 1
> > make.exe[2]: Leaving directory `g:/_/gnu/build.gcc/gcc'
> > make.exe[1]: *** [stage1_build] Error 2
> > make.exe[1]: Leaving directory `g:/_/gnu/build.gcc/gcc'
> > make.exe: *** [bootstrap] Error 2
> >
> > There is enough free disk space to build the binaries (about 8GB).
> > I have set FILES=255 but it has no influence.

Where (in what file) did you put FILES=255?

Can you write a simple test program that tries to open a file again
and again in a loop until it fails, and see how many open operations
succeeded before the failure?