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From: lbn@ksuvax1.cis.ksu.edu (Lars Bo Nielsen)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug
Subject: Re: Bug in make-temp-name (> 26 files)
Message-ID: <1427@deimos.cis.ksu.edu>
Date: 28 Mar 89 19:20:17 GMT
References: <1426@deimos.cis.ksu.edu>
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Reply-To: lbn@ksuvax1.cis.ksu.edu (Lars Bo Nielsen)
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In article <1426@deimos.cis.ksu.edu> I wrote:
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>I have found a bug (I think) in make-temp-file. When the same pattern
>is used more than 26 times make-temp-file will _not_ return a unique
>filename, it returns the 26th name.

Emacs is _not_ to blame, the bug is in the Un*x function "mktemp". I
have found the bug on both Vax and SUN. I am sure this is a commonly
known bug.

I am sorry I was too quick to post a bug-report.
 
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 Lars Bo Nielsen  (lbn@ksuvax1.cis.ksu.edu)