Vincent Danen wrote on Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 10:49:57AM -0600 : > > >I got a repeatable here: > >Please test: ``mktemp file.XXX'' > >I get: ``Cannot create temp file file.XXX'' > This is because you're using mktemp wrong. You need 6 X's... ie. > mktemp file.XXXXX > file.0AgVNF > Read the manpage... it indicates that 6 X's are required in the > template.
This is new I believe (the requirement of 6). I've used it in the past with 4 X's and it worked fine. (Just wanted to let Han know that he wasn't crazy...errr...not too much at least :) Blue skies... Todd -- Todd Lyons -- MandrakeSoft, Inc. http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things. -- Doug Gwyn Cooker Version mandrake-release-9.0-0.3mdk Kernel 2.4.19-5mdk
msg72904/pgp00000.pgp
Description: PGP signature
