Hi Étienne, On 2020-06-16 19:41, Étienne Mollier wrote: > As a side note, I remarked that t_coffee dislikes it when its > PID is greater than 260000: > > $ t_coffee -version > PROGRAM: T-COFFEE Version_13.41.0.28bdc39 (2019-11-30 10:21:53 - > Revision 5d5a1c1 - Build 465) > > --ERROR: MAX_N_PID exceded -- Recompile changing the value of MAX_N_PID > (current: 260000 Requested: 371481) > > The version check loops in memory allocation, filling memory > until I SIGUSR1 it away, or the kernel unleashes the OOM reaper. > It looks like a bug if Debian 11 needs to be able to run > smoothly while allowing PIDs greater than 32768.
Great catch - could you please file a bug report on t_coffee? I admit I don't know what is the maximum PID value one could expect. Best, Andrius
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