[REBOL] Re: how to do simple exclusive open (locking mechanism), without using t
From: holger:rebol at: 12-Jun-2001 9:06
On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 06:56:48PM +0200, Petr Krenzelok wrote:
> Hi,
>
> today I just experimented with 'open and various refinements, but could not
> find any easy way of how to acomplish simple locking mechanism ...
>
> RT - why there is no open/exclusive? Would be very handy. Is there any
> problem with multiplatform issues?
Yes, extremely tricky. It sometimes depends on the particular OS versions
and even the type of installation and filesystems whether locking works.
--
Holger Kruse
[holger--rebol--com]
