From: gwtmp01@...
Date: 2006-08-15T02:26:19+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Re: How do you use flock and clean up lock files?

On Aug 14, 2006, at 12:45 PM, Francis Cianfrocca wrote:

> Hmm, you were responding to me so I thought I should clarify. One of
> the questions upthread was about Windows, not Plan 9. On Unix just use
> flock for process sync. On Windows there is a useable cross-process
> mutex.
>

I guess it wasn't clear to me that you were responding to
the situation with respect to windows.  It seemed like a more general
comment.

Lots of people seem to think Unix threads are heavyweight also.



Gary Wright