From: "Peter Cassidy" <peter DOT cassidy DOT ps AT rocksoft DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: 9$$DJREN.$$T  Rename bug?
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 14:52:59 +0930
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Hello,

I have a DOS application that uses the djgpp libc libraries, and throws
files around a bit (writing to temporary files and renaming them to the
final name).  Occasionally (and seemingly at random) I end up with the file
9$$DJREN.$$T floating around.

Now I have found the code in 'rename' that produces this file (it's a
temporary that rename uses), and it looks like it occurs when the file can
be renamed to the temp name but then not renamed to the final name.

So my question is: under what circumstances would this happen?  Is it my
fault and I need to use the 'rename' call in a different way?  Or does it
indicate a bug in the djgpp libraries?

Thanks in advance,

Peter