T&B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I recently installed SQLite 3.3.13, after having used previous > versions. I now get an error: > > Error: database is locked > > when I use the sqlite3 command line tool to access a database on a > shared volume. > > But opening the same file with an earlier version works fine. > > I'm not sure what version introduced this problem. I suspect it's > after 3.3.9. It's definitely after 3.1.3. > > I'm using Mac OS X 10.4.8, with the database file on an AppleShare > mounted volume. > > What's the issue here? Is it a known bug? Will it be fixed? >
This is not a bug in SQLite - it is a bug in Apple's implementation (or more precisely their lack of implementation) of POSIX advisory locks for AppleShare mounted volumes. The SQLite sources include an (Apple-supplied) patch to work around the problem. Recompile with -DSQLITE_ENABLE_LOCKING_STYLE=1 We are working toward turning on this patch by default, but we are not quite there yet. -- D. Richard Hipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
