thanks! that worked. #ifndef MAXWIN # define MAXWIN 409 #endif
:) I will never run out of sessions! I threw in the vertical split as well, http://torrez.us/archives/2009/02/24/579/ On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 8:38 PM, toor <li...@1337.mx> wrote: > I run across this issue as well. > > I usually recompile screen to remove it. If you want to do it with > packages, make sure you have the dpkg-dev package installed (you will > need make etc. so also grab build-essential which may or may not be a > dependancy on dpkg-dev) and use 'apt-get source screen' to grab the > source for screen. > > Extract the source (screen_4.0.3.orig.tar.gz). Make sure that you run > the patch after the archive is extracted to create the debian package > control files. Edit the config.h.in file and find this near the top: > > # define MAXWIN 40 > > Change the 40 to what ever limit you want. > > Rebuild the package using dpkg-buildpackage and then install the .dpkg > file over the top of your current screen installation. This will then > set the window limit to what ever you defined earlier. > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 7:38 AM, Evuraan <evur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> gnu screen seems to let me open upto 40 windows. When I try for more, it >> says "No more windows." - is there a way we can override this limit? >> >> many thanks in advance. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CA+jJSoT1ev22G1vnurZzNoYK+Bgy_Hi2JOoWURv9hvYf=cd...@mail.gmail.com