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Re: 'sort' race condition with atexit cleanup and signals


From: Paul Eggert
Subject: Re: 'sort' race condition with atexit cleanup and signals
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:48:58 -0800
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Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:

> Come on guys...  Where's the test case?  :-) 1/2
> With a delay-inducing unlink wrapper, I'll bet it's feasible.

No, no delays please.  Test cases should be fast.

(We could use an intensional file system with a callback that sends a
signal back to 'sort' after the first unlink.  Piece of cake, right?
:-)




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