* Vincent Lefevre wrote on Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 11:01:49AM CEST: > On 2008-08-08 11:23:28 +0300, Niko Tyni wrote: > > > > The documentation specifically says move() will copy the file if rename() > > fails, and IMO it's clearly the responsibility of the caller to make > > sure the file is closed or at least flushed.
> Well, this is not obvious. Even without using lsof, if Perl has > a mapping between filenames and file handles in its own internal > structures, this could be done. > > Perhaps it should be documented (e.g. in NOTES) that the caller must > close the file or flush it when it is copied, in particular via move. But really this isn't a limitation of the perl module, but of the underlying file system and/or operating system. I guess on w32 the move will outright fail if the file is open. Cheers, Ralf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
