[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Dotlock vs Kernel lock



On Wed, Jun 02, 1999 at 10:33:56 -0400, Carl Mummert wrote:
> Unfortunately, I can think of about 5 different ways of locking a file.

For mail programs, this is standardised within Debian
(http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch5.html#s5.5). They use
liblockfile, or implement dot locking themselves.

Ray
-- 
UNFAIR  Term applied to advantages enjoyed by other people which we tried 
to cheat them out of and didn't manage. See also DISHONESTY, SNEAKY, 
UNDERHAND and JUST LUCKY I GUESS.     
- The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan  


Reply to: