[Twisted-Python] Twisted and symlink

[Laurens Van Houtven]

Hi Toph,

On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 4:14 PM, Toph Bei Fong <toph_ut at yahoo.de> wrote:

> i was trying to port Python, Twisted, etc.. to VxWorks.
>

Ooh, exciting :)


>  My Problem now is: twisted/python/lockfile.py (import symlink).
> VxWorks doenst support symlink.
>
> My Questions are:
> * For what is the symlink used?
>

Symlinks are used for lockfiles.


>  * Can i disable them?
>

Well, maybe. Is there some way to create an atomic filesystem lock on
VxWorks?


> * Is there an old version without symlink?
>

Probably not a reasonable version, no.

Is there any other alternative or solution for the symlink?
>

Sure. That module implements an alternative for Windows. I would guess that
you would need one for VxWorks as well.

hth
lvh
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