Re: report to ftpsync a patch to avoid the use the lockfile programm

[Joerg Jaspert <joerg@debian.org>]

On 11570 March 1977, Simon Paillard wrote:

> Since the lockfile programm used in the new ftpsync requires the
> installation of procmail package on debian, and might not be available
> on some other platforms, here is a tiny modification to avoid this
> dependancy.

Done it a little different:

--- a/bin/ftpsync
+++ b/bin/ftpsync
@@ -327,9 +327,18 @@ mkdir -p "${TO}/project/trace"
 touch "${UPDATEREQUIRED}"
 
 # Check to see if another sync is in progress
-if ${LOCKFILE} -! -l 43200 -r 0 "${LOCK}"; then
+if [ -x "${LOCKFILE}" ]; then
+       if ${LOCKFILE} -! -l 43200 -r 0 "${LOCK}"; then
         error "Unable to start rsync, lock file still exists"
         exit 1
+       fi
+else
+       if [ "`find ${LOCK} -maxdepth 1 -cmin -720`" != ""]; then
+        error "Unable to start rsync, lock file still exists"
+        exit 1
+       else
+               touch "${LOCK}"
+       fi
 fi
 trap cleanup EXIT ERR TERM HUP INT QUIT
 
diff --git a/etc/ftpsync.conf.sample b/etc/ftpsync.conf.sample
index 14563e9..8f6a130 100644
--- a/etc/ftpsync.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/ftpsync.conf.sample
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
 #SAVELOG="savelog -t -c 14"
 
 ## We need to deal with lockfiles
+## If this is not set *AND* lockfile (from procmail package) is not found, we fall
+## back to a method using find. That is less safe, but still works, in case you don't
+## want to install procmail.
 #LOCKFILE="lockfile"
 
 ## Our own lockfile (only one sync should run at any time)

-- 
bye, Joerg
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