Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov> wrote:
>  > After some searching, we've managed to work out that the cause of
>  > Apache failing to start when we add a new virtual server is that
>  > 'select' is a pretty badly designed call ;-).
> 
> ...are you using NetBSD-current?

Nope, 1.1. (And no, I can't upgrade, I don't have two weeks to spare
at the moment.)

>  > Anyway, the real question is: can I just edit /usr/include/types.h,
>  > increase FD_SETSIZE to 1024, recompile the kernel, and expect
>  > everything to work? Do I need to compile anything else? (e.g. shared
>  > c libraries, etc.)
> 
> ...existing libraries compiled with old FS_SETSIZE won't deal.

"won't deal"? As in, they won't work with the new kernel, or they
just won't be able to take advantage of the larger size? I was
rather expecting them to work due to the first parameter of select
telling it how many fds to look for.

<recompiles kernel> <finds it hasn't changed>

Ah. Why are there two copies of types.h, one in /usr/include/sys,
and one in /sys/sys?

Cheers


Jon
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