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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 18:01:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: Steven Hartland <killing AT multiplay DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: tar and open files
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On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Steven Hartland wrote:

> Does anyone know of a way of getting round the file locking in win32 /
> cygwin so that in use files e.g. dll's can be replaced and next time the
> app restarts they are picked up?
>     Steve

Setup.exe uses the Windows "replace-on-reboot" feature for this.  If
you're interested in how this works, see the setup.exe sources or MSDN.
AFAIK, there's no other way to do a delayed replace of in-use files on
Windows, but I've been known to err...
	Igor
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