x51@nikhefh.nikhef.nl (Excursiecommissie) (01/22/91)
We are having some problems with the co-existence of the programs SuitCase 1.2.6 and Textures 1.2 When Suitcase is off, Textures works OK. However, if I enable SuitCase Tex refuses to typeset anything, giving the error: "Too many open files" after opening the first couple of files. Anybody know what the problem is? It is quite an annoying problem, because this particular MacII is used by a number of people: worshippers of TeX and people just wanting to write a paper with normal fonts, and I use SuitCase to supply lots of fonts to them. Thanks for any help? Axel.
doner@henri.ucsb.edu (John Doner) (01/23/91)
In article <1124@nikhefh.nikhef.nl> x51@nikhefh.nikhef.nl (Excursiecommissie) writes: >Tex refuses to typeset anything, giving the error: >"Too many open files" after opening the first couple of files. >Anybody know what the problem is? You should change the number of open files allowed. This can be done with various disk-editing utilities. The one I use is FEdit (an older program, but one which works quite well). Run the program, and choose 'Open Volume' from the File menu. Then choose 'Edit Boot Blocks' from the file menu. You'll see an item for the 'Max number of files'; double this number. (The actual maximum used by current mac operating systems is, I believe, four times this number; only the earliest systems used the number directly.) With the quantities of memory we use nowadays, there is no reason to limit the number of open files so severely. Restart your Mac with the disk you've just edited, and you problem should go away. John E. Doner doner@henri.ucsb.edu (805)893-3941 Dept. Mathematics, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Garance_Drosehn@mts.rpi.edu (01/23/91)
In article <8425@hub.ucsb.edu> doner@henri.ucsb.edu (John Doner) writes: >In article <1124@nikhefh.nikhef.nl> x51@nikhefh.nikhef.nl (Excursiecommissie) writes: >>Tex refuses to typeset anything, giving the error: >>"Too many open files" after opening the first couple of files. >>Anybody know what the problem is? > >You should change the number of open files allowed. This can be done >with various disk-editing utilities. The one I use is FEdit (an older >program, but one which works quite well). Given that "x51" has Suitcase 1.2.6, why not use that to change the number of open files? Click on the "Settings..." button, which brings up another mini dialog. In that dialog, click on the "Power User Settings..." button. One of the options there let's you change the maximum number of open files. Garance_Drosehn@mts.rpi.edu Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy New York
c3ar@zaphod.uchicago.edu (Walter C3arlip) (01/23/91)
In article <8425@hub.ucsb.edu> doner@henri.UUCP (John Doner) writes: >In article <1124@nikhefh.nikhef.nl> x51@nikhefh.nikhef.nl >(Excursiecommissie) writes: >>Tex refuses to typeset anything, giving the error: >>"Too many open files" after opening the first couple of files. >>Anybody know what the problem is? > >You should change the number of open files allowed. This can be done >with various disk-editing utilities. The one I use is FEdit (an older This can also be done directly from suitcase. It is one of the "power user settings" that can be found by clicking on the "settings" button. --Walter _____________________________________________________________________________ Walter Carlip **** carlip@ace.cs.ohiou.edu **** (the "3" is invisible) **** c3ar@finite.chi.il.us **** _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Walter Carlip **** carlip@ace.cs.ohiou.edu **** (the "3" is invisible) **** c3ar@finite.chi.il.us **** _____________________________________________________________________________
jwwalker@opusc.csd.scarolina.edu (Jim Walker) (01/23/91)
In article <1124@nikhefh.nikhef.nl> x51@nikhefh.nikhef.nl (Excursiecommissie) writes: >We are having some problems with the co-existence of the programs >SuitCase 1.2.6 and Textures 1.2 >When Suitcase is off, Textures works OK. However, if I enable SuitCase >Tex refuses to typeset anything, giving the error: >"Too many open files" after opening the first couple of files. >Anybody know what the problem is? The problem is that you have too many files open. There, wasn't that easy? :-) The solution is to increase the limit on open files, a parameter that is recorded in your disk's boot blocks. You can do this with Suitcase II. Select "power user settings", and one of the choices is to allow more open suitcases. You could probably just double the number. -- -- Jim Walker 76367.2271@compuserve.com