[PATCH] Enables lock work under the other 'OS' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [PATCH] Enables lock work under the other 'OS' From: K Thananchayan <thananck@yahoo.com> os.symlink is not supported under Windows. This patch introduces util.mklockf, util.getlowner that use regular files under Winodws but symlink under unix. tweaked by mpm: - changed function names - fixed to work on UNIX manifest hash: 6f650a78a3b203dcad2f861582500b6b4036599a -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCuN5sywK+sNU5EO8RAva8AJ9L9z/JHRAJS1bix48ZzSpn9ZUyPwCffhmg UfLSFBmd5tPDDi3mgsrdDEA= =ZYS9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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# util.py - utility functions and platform specfic implementations

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#

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# Copyright 2005 K. Thananchayan <thananck@yahoo.com>

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#

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# This software may be used and distributed according to the terms

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# of the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.

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import os

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def rename(src, dst):

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    try:

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        os.rename(src, dst)

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    except:

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        os.unlink(dst)

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        os.rename(src, dst)

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# Platfor specific varients

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if os.name == 'nt':

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    def pconvert(path):

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        return path.replace("\\", "/")

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    def makelock(info, pathname):

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        ld = os.open(pathname, os.O_CREAT | os.O_WRONLY | os.O_EXCL)

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        os.write(ld, info)

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        os.close(ld)

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    def readlock(pathname):

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        return file(pathname).read()

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else:

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    def pconvert(path):

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        return path

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    def makelock(info, pathname):

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        os.symlink(info, pathname)

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    def readlock(pathname):

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        return os.readlink(pathname)

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