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From: "Bill McCormick" <wpmccormick AT covad DOT net>
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Subject: RE: flockcyg
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 18:16:13 -0500
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>
> Cygwin doesn't have flock() or lockf() .
>
> -- Elfyn
>

Right, but there is a work-around, yes? Isn't that what uw-imap is doing in
this case with flockcyg.h? If so, I'm curious if I might be able to use the
same work-around.

I found these related posts in the archive ...

http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/1999-04/msg00026.html
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2001-05/msg01745.html

... among others that make me believe that there is a way.

Bill
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