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Re: tar fails with high number of open file descriptors
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: tar fails with high number of open file descriptors |
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Fri, 3 May 2002 09:46:44 -0700 (PDT) |
> From: Derk Tegeler <address@hidden>
> Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 16:38:31 +0200
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> As a temporary solution I have modified REM_BIAS (512 instead of 128) in
> rmt.h but wanted to know if it is safe as I do not know of all the
> implications.
Recent test versions of GNU tar <ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/tar/> use
__REM_BIAS == 1073741824. I don't recall if other changes were
required, though.