[MacPorts] #50986: Dependencies fail to install because hostnames cannot be resolved because we've run out of file descriptors

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#50986: Dependencies fail to install because hostnames cannot be resolved because
we've run out of file descriptors
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  Reporter:  benedikt.hielscher@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect                |     Status:  new
  Priority:  High                  |  Milestone:
 Component:  base                  |    Version:  2.3.4
Resolution:                        |   Keywords:  elcapitan sierra
      Port:                        |
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Comment (by jmroot):

 In [changeset:"b856b49512cc7c50bc064f056e97fad7ca5b3f5e/macports-base"
 b856b495/macports-base]:
 {{{
 #!ConfigurableCommitTicketReference repository="macports-base"
 revision="b856b49512cc7c50bc064f056e97fad7ca5b3f5e"
 Always maximise RLIMIT_NOFILE

 This should at least work around problems with running out of fds.
 Code calling setrlimit has been moved from one place in tracelib.c and
 put in its own command, which is called from mportinit.

 See: https://trac.macports.org/ticket/50986
 }}}

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