From: Karsten Thygesen <kay@...>
Date: 2003-05-08T20:10:20+09:00
Subject: Re: PStore and tempfiles - bug?

matz@ruby-lang.org (Yukihiro Matsumoto) writes:

> In message "PStore and tempfiles - bug?"
>     on 03/05/08, Daniel Berger <djberge@qwest.com> writes:
> 
> |So, really I have three questions: Why is it creating a tempfile? 
> |Assuming it's supposed to create a tempfile, why isn't it removed when
> |the program is complete?  Lastly, are there any potential problems
> |associated with the tempfile or can I safely ignore this issue?
> 
> q1: Why is it creating a tempfile? 
> a1: It's not a tempfile, it's a backup file.
> 
> q2: Why isn't it removed when the program is complete?
> a2: You can't remove a backup file.  If you do, it's no longer a backup. ;-)
> 
> q3: are there any potential problems associated with the tempfile or
>     can I safely ignore this issue?
> a3: You can ignore it, until you need backup.

Hmm....Where can I read more about PStore?

Karsten