Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!convex!news From: tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl Subject: Re: lockf mods Message-ID: <1991Feb02.132117.26077@convex.com> Date: 2 Feb 91 13:21:17 GMT References: <1991Jan31.203029.12599@sdd.hp.com> <1991Feb1.074602.25583@robobar.co.uk> Sender: news@convex.com (news access account) Reply-To: tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen) Organization: CONVEX Software Development, Richardson, TX Lines: 9 Nntp-Posting-Host: pixel.convex.com I'm a bit nervous about using lockf() in all possible applicaltions. It requires (on Suns and Convexen at least) rpc.lockd to be running. flock() on the other hand is quick and can be run single user. --tom -- "Hey, did you hear Stallman has replaced /vmunix with /vmunix.el? Now he can finally have the whole O/S built-in to his editor like he always wanted!" --me (Tom Christiansen )