Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rick From: rick@seismo.CSS.GOV (Rick Adams) Newsgroups: news.software.b Subject: Re: Patch #3 for news Message-ID: <43063@beno.seismo.CSS.GOV> Date: Mon, 12-Jan-87 12:26:12 EST Article-I.D.: beno.43063 Posted: Mon Jan 12 12:26:12 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Jan-87 22:36:22 EST References: <146@trwspf.UUCP> Sender: news@seismo.CSS.GOV Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA Lines: 15 Summary: it's ok If you are running 4.[23] BSd or a system with lockf() you can install it with no problems. if you are using links for the file locking, a bit of carelessness on my part in integrating several different fixes introduced a potential problem (potential since all compilers so far have complained about it) with the unlinking of the lock file. change UNLINK(ACTIVE, bufr) to UNLINK(bufr) and you should be safe ---rick