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author | Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> | 2005-06-08 02:28:11 (GMT) |
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committer | Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> | 2005-06-08 02:28:11 (GMT) |
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Tweak note about using os.open to lock files if O_SHLOCK and O_EXLOCK are
present.
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfcntl.tex b/Doc/lib/libfcntl.tex index e1350ec..dc76da3 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libfcntl.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libfcntl.tex @@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ system dependent --- therefore using the \function{flock()} call may be better. \begin{seealso} - \seemodule{os}{The \function{os.open()} function supports locking flags - and is available on a wider variety of platforms than - the \function{lockf()} and \function{flock()} - functions, providing a more platform-independent file - locking facility.} + \seemodule{os}{If the locking flags \constant{O_SHLOCK} and + \constant{O_EXLOCK} are present in the \module{os} module, + the \function{os.open()} function provides a more + platform-independent alternative to the \function{lockf()} + and \function{flock()} functions.} \end{seealso} |