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xorg · 05:32 PM

Yea, I first pursued changing the app catalog code, but didn't get too far because the limit is in a binary. I then pursued the link method and it worked. The limit is not 50 apps, it appears to be the size of the /var.../apps directory. Even if you increase /var, it may not resolve the issue (anyone confirm?). The link method fakes out the app catalog, thinking apps is using up less space, because it is.

It could be that the limit is based on size of /var../apps relative to % of available space on /var. If so, the resizing var would likely work. If it's a fixed MB limit, like 25-30MB, resizing var won't work.

10/06/2009, 05:27 PM	#20 (permalink)
xorg Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kansas city, mo Posts: 633 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 85 Thanked 303 Times in 146 Posts	Yea, I first pursued changing the app catalog code, but didn't get too far because the limit is in a binary. I then pursued the link method and it worked. The limit is not 50 apps, it appears to be the size of the /var.../apps directory. Even if you increase /var, it may not resolve the issue (anyone confirm?). The link method fakes out the app catalog, thinking apps is using up less space, because it is. It could be that the limit is based on size of /var../apps relative to % of available space on /var. If so, the resizing var would likely work. If it's a fixed MB limit, like 25-30MB, resizing var won't work. Last edited by xorg; 10/06/2009 at 05:32 PM.