Re: Emacs20 and mail file locking.
On Thu, Dec 18 1997 12:16 CST Rob Browning writes:
> /* On GNU/Linux systems, both methods are used by various mail
> programs. I assume that most people are using newer mailers that
> have heard of flock. Change this if you need to. */
>
> #define MAIL_USE_FLOCK
>
> And here's the relevant bit from debian-policy:
>
> All Debian MUAs and MTAs have to use the `maillock' and `mailunlock'
> functions provided by the `liblockfile' packages to lock and unlock
> mail boxes. These functions implement a NFS-safe locking mechanism.
> (It is ok if MUAs and MTAs don't link against liblockfile but use a
> *compatible* mechanism. Please compare the mechanisms very carefully
!)
>
> If emacs' current mechanism *is* compatible, then I could save some
> hassle.
It isn't. The old policy mandated dot-lock, IIRC.
David
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