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From: ash@hpindda.cup.hp.com (Art Harkin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: The "getdtablesize" command
Message-ID: <4310152@hpindda.cup.hp.com>
Date: 19 Dec 90 01:45:04 GMT
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Reposted since previous posting cut off the answer...

In reply to:

> comp.sys.hp / preetham@ra.src.umd.edu  /  3:00 pm  Dec 17, 1990 /
>
>I am trying to compile a software package that was unfortunately not written
>for SysV although they claim that it is.   The computer being used is an HP800
>running HPUX 3.1.   One of the problems that I am facing is finding a SysV
>equivalent for the command "getdtablesize" which is used (so the SUN man
>pages say) to "get the descriptor table size".   What can I use instead of
>this command since it does not exist on the HPs.
>Any help would be appreciated.   Thanks in advance.
>
>							Preetham Gopalaswamy
>
>ps: You may either post the answer or send e-mail to preetham@ra.src.umd.edu
>
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Try:

#include <sys/types.h>

#ifdef hpux
    t = FD_SETSIZE;
#else /* hpux */
    t = getdtablesize();
#endif /* hpux */


Art Harkin
Hewlett Packard