On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 3:02 PM David Boyce <david.s.bo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The point is that only /dev/null *should* be shared. Any other file *might* > be locked by an unrelated process but that would represent an error condition > in which incorrect results should be expected. i think, it is less likely that an unrelated process locks a make's private temp file, than a system wide global file. > I can’t think of a file other than /dev/null which would appropriately be > shared with unrelated processes in a “w” (write) condition. /dev/zero, /dev/lp0, /dev/lp1, /dev/pts, etc. i recognize the simplicity of using stdout. However, i also dislike adding pieces of code for a set of special files. The user will always find a way to screw it. Also, make is portable. What about those systems which do not have inode/devices? regards, Dmitry
