[Xapian-tickets] [Xapian] #646: Couldn't open /recoll-index/position.baseA: Too many open files

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#646: Couldn't open /recoll-index/position.baseA: Too many open files
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 Reporter:  Percent01  |             Owner:  olly
     Type:  defect     |            Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal     |         Milestone:
Component:  Other      |           Version:  1.2.17
 Severity:  normal     |        Resolution:  notabug
 Keywords:  recoll     |        Blocked By:
 Blocking:             |  Operating System:  All
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Changes (by olly):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => notabug

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Comment:

 The issue is what it says - there are too many open files.  We need some
 free file descriptors to open the index, but there are a finite number
 available - e.g. on modern Linux the limit is 65536.  So it sounds like
 recoll isn't closing files in some case, as it's unlikely it really needs
 so many files open at once.

 This is a recoll issue, not a Xapian one.  There's nothing we can really
 do if there aren't file handles available, short of randomly closing some
 which wouldn't be helpful overall.  You should report this to the recoll
 author (Jean Francois Dockes).

 Closing as notabug (in Xapian).
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