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| DATE | 2011-06-07 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] (fwd) Re: C++ File Lokcing
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From: ruben safir
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Subject: Re: C++ File Lokcing
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:54:12 -0400
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On 06/07/2011 02:33 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:
> "osmium" writes:
>> "ruben safir" wrote:
>>> Is there a C++ specific means of file locking?
>> No. File locking is provided by the operating system, not an ordinary user
>> program, which is what a C++ compiler produces.
>
> This must be the correct answer, because Linus Torvalds also
> says that a C++ compiler cannot produce an operating system!
>
> (The real reason is - of coures - just that the C++ standard
> library does not provide this feature, but this might change
> in the future.)
>
I have to do file locking on Linux. Do you have a recommendation?
Ruben
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