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From: david@ics.COM (David B. Lewis)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Xman Error: Too many manual pages... Try recompiling with ...
Summary: hardwired limit
Message-ID: <2156@ics.COM>
Date: 3 Aug 89 17:23:42 GMT
References: <6481@ditmela.oz>
Organization: Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc., Cambridge MA
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In article <6481@ditmela.oz>, hans@ditmela.oz (Hans Eriksson) writes:
> The message in the Subject: was actually:
> Xman Error: Too many manual pages in /usr/man/man3 Try recompiling
> with larger allocations
> 
> I had a look at CHANGES, README and defs.h but did not find anything
> helpful.
> 
> Anybody know what to change in what file to get 'larger allocations'?

defs.h has this code:
#ifdef sun
#define MAXENTRY 2000           /* The maximum number of entries in one
#else
#define MAXENTRY 800            /* The maximum number of entries in one
#endif

Changing MAXENTRY does the trick.
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