> From: Benno Schulenberg <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2015 21:09:29 +0200 > Cc: Texinfo <[email protected]> > > It did suprise me, though, that info didn't keep the file open > during the whole time it was being viewed.
It could easily run out of file descriptors if it did. Plus, on some systems, keeping the file open actually prevents other programs from rewriting it, deleting its directory, etc. Nasty.
