Bug#321085: (Mail::Box lock file sometimes put in current workingdir with lockmethod multi)

[Gunnar Wolf]

reopen 321085
thanks

Rainer Schöpf dijo [Sat, Aug 27, 2005 at 10:10:00AM +0200]:
> I append a more complete example, that exhibits the bug. Note that I was
> not talking about maildir.
> 
> The point is that the bug is triggered when the working directory is
> changed between opening and closing the mail folder:
>  a) an error message is issued at folder->close
>  b) the lock file is left
>  c) when I run the script a second time it hangs since the lock file is
>     still there (which is arguably another bug, by the way)

Ok, I see... Yes, now I reproduced you bug successfully - The second
bug you mention does not exist, but 'a' and 'b' do happen. Why doesn't
'c' happen (although it should)? Because new locks get created, in a
not-very-useful way :-/ After running your snippet three times:

$  ls -l mylock*
-rw-------  1 gwolf gwolf 0 2005-08-27 13:53 mylock
-rw-------  1 gwolf gwolf 0 2005-08-27 13:53 mylock13464
-rw-------  1 gwolf gwolf 0 2005-08-27 13:53 mylock13467

I'll file this as a bug to the upstream authors, reopen the bug... And
dive in to check on it :-/

Greetings,

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