On 13.09.2005 15:47, "Theodore H. Smith" <email@hidden> wrote:
> I don't understand how "Lock files" can work if the app has to wait X
> amount of time before knowing if the file will appear or not. That
> just ruins the concept of a lock file, a lock file has no use if the
> filesystem is not atomic.
For lock files to work, it should be impossible to create the same file
twice - from your examples, it doesn't appear that you ever attempt this.
- WBR, Alexey Proskuryakov
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