GNU bug report logs - #40023
26.3; Emacs crashes when creating process if many file handles are in use (e.g., when using ccls)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Holger Pirk <holger <at> pirk.name>

Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:33:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 39164, 40555

Found in versions 27.0.60, 27.0.90, 26.3

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Holger Pirk <holger <at> pirk.name>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, "40023 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <40023 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#40023: 26.3; Emacs crashes when creating process if many file handles are in use (e.g., when using ccls)
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 08:27:30 +0100

>>>>> On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:45:45 +0000, Holger Pirk <holger <at> pirk.name> said:

    Holger> I think it is fine if this is an open problem but I would
    Holger> like more graceful failure. Isn’t it possible to catch
    Holger> this behavior and turn it into a lisp-level error?

Probably. Iʼm still curious as to what ccls is doing that results in
these file descriptors (or maybe itʼs not ccls' fault, but the
underlying OS).

Robert
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