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Re: [PATCH 2/5] Implement locking for other process



On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 03:16:43AM +0200, Joachim Breitner wrote:
> Locking for another process means that a longer running process (most likely
> wb) wants to do several steps at once, and manages the locks.
> 
> Added parameters are:
>     --lock-for PID: Locks the database for the process with this pid
>     --unlock-for PID: Unlocks the database for the process with this pid
>     --act-on-behalve-of PID: Ignores the log (if it is held by this pid)

In order not to confuse people, you should probably use
'act-on-behalf-of', which is the correct English version. 'behalve'
sounds like a combination of "beheaded" and "two halves" or some such.

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