Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:16:01 -0700 From: Jos Backus <jos@catnook.com> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: incorrect use of pidfile(3) Message-ID: <CAETOPp1K2TzVYEf5FvtS-BE4Wbau%2BzaT6ihu18Jz-nvrL40=0g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <86mxd59e1v.fsf@ds4.des.no> References: <86pqi1b1qp.fsf@ds4.des.no> <864nzdaw7b.fsf@ds4.des.no> <20111013134841.GF1667@garage.freebsd.pl> <86mxd59e1v.fsf@ds4.des.no>
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Why not import daemontools? It's public domain these days. Pidfiles are a hacky mess. UNIX already has a way to track processes which avoids all these issues, with very little overhead. Jos
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