#3638: Compilation errors for 1.6
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Reporter: grarpamp | Owner: mutt-dev
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone: 1.6
Component: mutt | Version: 1.5.21
Resolution: | Keywords:
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Comment (by vinc17):
Replying to [comment:8 grarpamp]:
> link() would be ok but it's redundant given you can just open().
It is not redundant with pre-NFSv3, where open() with O_EXCL is not
sufficient.
> Pre-NFSv3 I don't know other than it's ancient, and if you can't
> O_EXCL then whatever you do there is a wash.
No, because you can use link(), as described in the Linux open(2) man
page.
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