diff --git a/bob/devtools/log.py b/bob/devtools/log.py
index 226ccf0ad8c6c620d2260903bd9080f8d4b0a276..8ccad76117833b12e0e5f9f98a6157b67d2076dc 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/log.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/log.py
@@ -229,18 +229,3 @@ def verbosity_option(**kwargs):
"(e.g. '-vvv' for debug).",
callback=callback, **kwargs)(f)
return custom_verbosity_option
-
-
-def open_files():
- '''Returns the number of open file descriptors for current process
-
- .. warning: will only work on UNIX-like os-es.
-
- '''
-
- import os
- import subprocess
-
- pid = os.getpid()
- procs = subprocess.check_output(['lsof', '-w', '-p', str(pid)])
- return [k.split()[-1].decode('ascii') for k in procs.split(b'\n') if k][1:]
diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py
index 0f28a032beed3cd3352585eeb887ea5281d8be50..e00f127d8980ea546fcd3eb5e119a3e3f161292f 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from ..constants import SERVER, CONDA_BUILD_CONFIG, CONDA_RECIPE_APPEND, \
WEBDAV_PATHS, BASE_CONDARC
from ..deploy import deploy_conda_package, deploy_documentation
-from ..log import verbosity_option, get_logger, echo_normal, open_files
+from ..log import verbosity_option, get_logger, echo_normal
logger = get_logger(__name__)
@@ -509,10 +509,6 @@ def nightlies(ctx, order, dry_run):
private = urlopen('https://gitlab.idiap.ch/%s' % package).getcode() != 200
stable = 'STABLE' in os.environ
- current_open_files = open_files()
- logger.warn('Number of open files before build: %d',
- len(current_open_files))
-
ctx.invoke(build,
recipe_dir=[os.path.join(clone_to, 'conda')],
python=os.environ['PYTHON_VERSION'], #python version
@@ -528,11 +524,6 @@ def nightlies(ctx, order, dry_run):
ci=True,
)
- after_open_files = open_files()
- logger.warn('Number of open files after build: %d', len(after_open_files))
- logger.warn('New files opened: %s',
- ', '.join(list(set(after_open_files) - set(current_open_files))))
-
is_master = os.environ['CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME'] == 'master'
# re-deploys a new conda package if it was rebuilt and it is the master
diff --git a/doc/macos-ci-install/install-homebrew.sh b/doc/macos-ci-install/install-homebrew.sh
index cfcd95c3c53351bd8163616711dd812855678fd5..a9c619d84e96304f1d7996de745fa1e2a28e8b3c 100755
--- a/doc/macos-ci-install/install-homebrew.sh
+++ b/doc/macos-ci-install/install-homebrew.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fi
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" </dev/null
brew=/usr/local/bin/brew
-${brew} install curl git coreutils bash-completion highlight neovim tmux htop python@3
+${brew} install curl git coreutils bash bash-completion highlight neovim tmux htop python@3
${brew} link --force curl #keg-only recipe
${brew} cask install mactex
diff --git a/doc/macos.rst b/doc/macos.rst
index ac5626659d0995cd90e8158fa945e06071e5fef1..d8e28df9cfdcff4d2cda0134af3cabeca295925a 100644
--- a/doc/macos.rst
+++ b/doc/macos.rst
@@ -73,7 +73,46 @@ Building the reference setup
execute pieces of the script by hand if something fails. In that case,
please investigate why it fails and properly fix the scripts so the next
install runs more smoothly.
-6. Enter as gitlab user and install/configure the `gitlab runner`_:
+6. Check the maximum number of files that can be opened on a shell session
+ with the command ``launchctl limit maxfiles``. If smaller than 4096, set
+ the maximum number of open files to 4096 by creating the file
+ ``/Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist`` with the following
+ contents::
+
+ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+ <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+ <plist version="1.0">
+ <dict>
+ <key>Label</key>
+ <string>limit.maxfiles</string>
+ <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+ <array>
+ <string>launchctl</string>
+ <string>limit</string>
+ <string>maxfiles</string>
+ <string>4096</string>
+ <string>unlimited</string>
+ </array>
+ <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+ <true/>
+ <key>ServiceIPC</key>
+ <false/>
+ </dict>
+ </plist>
+
+ At this occasion, verify if the kernel limits are not lower than this value
+ using::
+
+ $ sysctl kern.maxfilesperproc
+ 10240 #example output
+ $ sysctl kern.maxfiles
+ 12288 #example output
+
+ If that is the case (i.e., the values are lower than 4096), set those values
+ so they are slightly higher than that new limit with ``sudo sysctl -w
+ kern.maxfilesperproc=10240`` and ``sudo sysctl -w kern.maxfiles=12288``
+ respectively, for example.
+7. Enter as gitlab user and install/configure the `gitlab runner`_:
Configure the runner for `shell executor`_, with local caching. As
``gitlab`` user, execute on the command-line::
@@ -97,11 +136,11 @@ Building the reference setup
builds_dir = "/Users/gitlab/builds" # set this or bugs occur
cache_dir = "/Users/gitlab/caches" # this is optional, but desirable
shell = "bash"
-7. While at the gitlab user, install `Docker for Mac`_. Ensure to set it up to
+8. While at the gitlab user, install `Docker for Mac`_. Ensure to set it up to
start at login. In "Preferences > Filesystem Sharing", ensure that
`/var/folders` is included in the list (that is the default location for
temporary files in macOS).
-8. Reboot the machine. At this point, the gitlab user should be auto-logged and
+9. Reboot the machine. At this point, the gitlab user should be auto-logged and
the runner process should be executing. Congratulations, you're done!