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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: sserve!euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!lll-winken.llnl.gov!enews.sgi.com!sgigate.sgi.com!swrinde!emory!bagend!jan From: jan@bagend.atl.ga.us (Jan Isley) Subject: Re: Elm thinks files are locked Organization: 1 Bagshot Row, the Shire Message-ID: <DCtqzM.1nF@bagend.atl.ga.us> References: <3vt1hl$7mj@blackice.winternet.com> Date: Sat, 5 Aug 1995 06:21:22 GMT Lines: 13 In article <3vt1hl$7mj@blackice.winternet.com> robigo@winternet.com writes: >I've compiled Elm, and it compiled cleanly (2.4, PL22; >FreeBSD-2.0.5-950622-SNAP). When I run Elm now it tells me that it's >waiting for my mailbox to stop being used by another program. > >When I had this problem before (different elm, earlier FreeBSD), I >just compiled Elm with either just fctl or just flock locking. That's >what I did this time (I tried both just fctl and just flock), but it >won't work. I am using dot-locking. I use flock only, it works for me... but I am using PL24 and I did use the ports patch. Just for fun I tried to use both fctl and dot locking... they did not work. I'll mail you a copy of my config.h