Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 09:20:22 +0100 From: Josef Karthauser <joe@pavilion.net> To: Christopher Masto <chris@netmonger.net> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>, Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles fortunes Message-ID: <20000824092022.B534@pavilion.net> In-Reply-To: <20000823184807.A13252@netmonger.net>; from chris@netmonger.net on Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 06:48:07PM -0400 References: <20000814003636.A74639@pavilion.net> <200008140753.AAA08038@netplex.com.au> <20000819124824.E88550@lucifer.bart.nl> <20000822161835.B807@dragon.nuxi.com> <20000823091714.D650@pavilion.net> <200008231648.KAA02382@billy-club.village.org> <200008231704.LAA02617@billy-club.village.org> <200008231707.LAA12343@nomad.yogotech.com> <20000823184240.B13773@pavilion.net> <20000823184807.A13252@netmonger.net>
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On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 06:48:07PM -0400, Christopher Masto wrote: > On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 06:42:40PM +0100, Josef Karthauser wrote: > > If we had an incrementing number we need locking and a counter file. > > If we have "utime/user" we probably don't. > > If it's an issue of the extra work to do the locking and counting, > Perl has File::CounterFile pre-cooked and ready to serve. Probably :) but it isn't guaranteed to be installed everywhere that these scripts are going to be running :) Joe -- Josef Karthauser FreeBSD: How many times have you booted today? Technical Manager Viagra for your server (http://www.uk.freebsd.org) Pavilion Internet plc. [joe@pavilion.net, joe@uk.freebsd.org, joe@tao.org.uk] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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