* lock directory in CVS?
@ 2002-05-02 5:47 Pavel Janík
2002-05-03 18:26 ` Richard Stallman
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From: Pavel Janík @ 2002-05-02 5:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
Hi,
what is the purpose of the lock/ directory?
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Pavel Janík
/*
* For moronic filesystems that do not allow holes in file.
* We may have to extend the file.
*/
-- 2.4.0-test2 fs/buffer.c
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* Re: lock directory in CVS?
2002-05-02 5:47 lock directory in CVS? Pavel Janík
@ 2002-05-03 18:26 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-09 8:39 ` Pavel Janík
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From: Richard Stallman @ 2002-05-03 18:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
Cc: emacs-devel
what is the purpose of the lock/ directory?
I think it was used for lock files, but is not used for them nowadays.
So it can probably be eliminated.
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* Re: lock directory in CVS?
2002-05-03 18:26 ` Richard Stallman
@ 2002-05-09 8:39 ` Pavel Janík
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From: Pavel Janík @ 2002-05-09 8:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
Cc: emacs-devel
From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 12:26:19 -0600 (MDT)
> I think it was used for lock files, but is not used for them nowadays.
> So it can probably be eliminated.
I have removed it from make-dist so it will not end up in the distribution.
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Pavel Janík
Make your program read from top to bottom.
-- The Elements of Programming Style (Kernighan & Plaugher)
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