On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 11:05:55PM -0500, xavier wrote: > On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 12:26:44AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > | > |On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 02:15:14PM -0500, xavier renaut wrote: > |> Package: xlibs > |> Version: 4.2.1-11 > |> Severity: minor > |> > |> according to > |> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xfree-xpert&m=98630396127386&w=4 > |> > |> the limit could be raised to 512... > |> > |> i'm currently using tons of xterms in many many virtual desktops. > |> > |> is there any simple way to raise this limit ? > | > |As far as I know, the only way is to change these #defines and > |recompile. > > This is my understanding also. > Is there a drawback in doing such thing ? I don't know. Possibly resource consumption in the X server, but most machines today have a lot more to spare in the way of resources than machines did when this limit was probably initially set. > If not, do you think there might be a possibility for debian > to compile it with 512 max clients ? I do think it's a possibility yes. I just want to find out from someone who knows whether there would be any serious drawbacks to doing so. -- G. Branden Robinson | Debian GNU/Linux | If encryption is outlawed, only branden@debian.org | outlaws will @goH7Ok=<q4fDj]Kz?. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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