[GRASS-dev] limits of r.patch

[Markus Neteler]

On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Helmut Kudrnovsky <hellik at web.de> wrote:
> Margherita wrote:
...
>> Too many open files
...
> using GDAL Virtual Format [1] by building a virtual dataset by gdalbuildvrt?
>
> it's really a nice gdal utility:
>
> no need to patch all ASTER GDEM tiles within grass, just import the virtual
> dataset by r.in.gdal or link it by r.external

Just a note:
still the common 1024-files-open limit will apply unless
you modify the system settings (see my other mail).

Markus