Re: GNAT 3.10p for MS-DOS Ada Compilation Error "Out of file handles"

[George Shapovalov <georges@cco.caltech.edu>]

Warren W. Gay VE3WWG wrote:

> Debs Wisbey wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> I am trying to compile an Ada program using GNAT 3.10p for MS-DOS and
>> it gets through so many of the Ada files and then displays the "Out of
>> file handles" error message for all of the other files (I think) that
>> it is trying to compile.
>
> Sheesh, its been ages since I did some DOS work, but IIRC there is a
> CONFIG.SYS parameter that you can specify the maximum number of open
> files that DOS needs to support. I am sure that someone on the
> comp.os.msdos list can give you a more direct answer on this. 

Yes, that parameter is called "files". Set something like
files=200
in config.sys and you should be Ok. I don't remember though whether 
there is a cup for how large that number can be..
Another related one is "buffers=xxx".

George