Package: lockfile-progs Version: 0.1.10 Severity: normal The man page states: "Note that the description above matches the one for the underlying lockfile_create(3) call, but in fact, this option might be better named --tries since --retry 0 will not try to lock at all.".
But behold: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/darcs/bin$ if lockfile-create --retry 0 .testlock; then echo gotit; else echo no no no no no; fi gotit [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/darcs/bin$ if lockfile-create --retry 0 .testlock; then echo gotit; else echo no no no no no; fi lockfile creation failed no no no no no Regards, Zooko -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-2-386 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages lockfile-progs depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii liblockfile1 1.06 NFS-safe locking library, includes -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
