Re: (file-error "Creating pipe" "too many open files")

[Jan D.]

Sam Steingold skrev:
>> * Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> [2006-07-13 15:50:19 +0200]:
>>
>>     
>> Find the process id of your emacs process, eg. using `ps'.
>> Let's say it is 2371.
>>
>> Then do 
>>
>>   ls -l /proc/2371/fd
>>
>> to see which files / sockets are open.  That may give all of
>> us a clue to what's going on.
>>     
>
> yes, sound is the guilty party
>
> total 1023
> 1 lrwx------ 1 sds ocaml 64 Jul 13 10:10 0 -> /dev/pts/1
> 1 lrwx------ 1 sds ocaml 64 Jul 13 10:10 1 -> /dev/pts/1
> 1 lrwx------ 1 sds ocaml 64 Jul 13 10:10 10 -> socket:[1988356]
> 1 lrwx------ 1 sds ocaml 64 Jul 13 10:10 100 -> /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
> 1 lrwx------ 1 sds ocaml 64 Jul 13 10:10 1000 -> /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
> 1 lr-x------ 1 sds ocaml 64 Jul 13 10:10 1001 -> /dev/snd/timer
> 1 lrwx------ 1 sds ocaml 64 Jul 13 10:10 1002 -> /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
> 1 lr-x------ 1 sds ocaml 64 Jul 13 10:10 1003 -> /dev/snd/timer
>   

My fault I'm afarid.  I have checked in a fix.  This might also fix the
previous problem you reported in "emacs hangs in alsa_open".  I can't be
sure about that though, as I haven't been able to reproduce it.  It must
be because I have different sound hardware.

    Jan D.