Doesn't work well with Node v7.0

Error: ENFILE: file table overflow, open '/.../node_modules/bluebird/js/release/filter.js'
    at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:557:18)
    at Object.fs.readFileSync (fs.js:467:33)
    at Module._extensions..js (module.js:581:20)
    at Object.nodeDevHook [as .js] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-dev/lib/hook.js:61:7)
    at Module.load (module.js:490:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:449:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:441:3)
    at Module.require (module.js:500:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
    at module.exports (/.../node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:747:1)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/.../node_modules/bluebird/js/release/bluebird.js:9:36)
    at Module._compile (module.js:573:32)
    at Module._extensions..js (module.js:582:10)
    at Object.nodeDevHook [as .js] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/node-dev/lib/hook.js:61:7)
    at Module.load (module.js:490:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:449:12)

[fgnass]

Mac OS has a very low file descriptor limit by default. You can fix it like this:

# Increase the kernel's maxfiles limits
sudo sysctl -w kern.maxfiles=65536
sudo sysctl -w kern.maxfilesperproc=65536

# Persist settings across reboots
echo kern.maxfiles=65536 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo kern.maxfilesperproc=65536 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf

# Raise the limit for your user
ulimit -n 65536 65536

# Add it to your shell's profile
echo "ulimit -n 65536 65536" >> $HOME/.bash_profile

BTW, watchman suggests to use even higher numbers: https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/install.html#mac-os-file-descriptor-limits

They do the ulimit part themselves which is pretty convenient. This would make a nice addition to node-dev.

[bjornstar]

Node v7 and v6 are no longer supported. This doesn’t seem to be a problem anymore.