} I don't know if this is correct, especially the comment about the
} "latest Linux systems". I am 99% sure that Debian-Linux has patched
} db to use fcntl. I have written to the db maintainer about this. I
} think we have to support both flock and fcntl for now, but I suspect
} that fcntl should be the default.
}
Give flock a decent burial - dig deep and pile the crap high over it!
fcntl is the Linux locking mechanism of choice. Flock is emulated
(badly) by libc.
Nigel.
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