* lock directory in CVS?
@ 2002-05-02 5:47 Pavel Janík
2002-05-03 18:26 ` Richard Stallman
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Pavel Janík @ 2002-05-02 5:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
Hi,
what is the purpose of the lock/ directory?
--
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
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread* 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 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread 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. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: lock directory in CVS? 2002-05-03 18:26 ` Richard Stallman @ 2002-05-09 8:39 ` Pavel Janík 0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread 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. -- Pavel Janík Make your program read from top to bottom. -- The Elements of Programming Style (Kernighan & Plaugher) ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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