On Fri, 2004-09-24 at 16:50, Ara.T.Howard wrote: > On Fri, 24 Sep 2004, Eddy Macnaghten wrote: > > > There is no way I can guarantee the "nfs" to be good. Also, a mixture of > > Linux and Windows clients need to be allowed for, I do not know how SAMBA > > supports the fcntl functionality, or how well it interfaces with the Windows > > Server or Client locking mechanisms. > > why not a simple lock daemon then?
An attraction of SQLite is that it is all client based - making almost practically zero cost administration. Although this is not an issue on implementations that have an IT department, it makes a BIG difference in supporting the penny-ally implementations that do not (all THEY have to do is to install the app on the client and pint it to the database file...). If I was going to run a daemon, I would use PostgreSQL or something. > > > > I will post the source on my web site soon if you are interested. > > it's interesting even if it contains many race conditions due to inode caching > - i'd like to see it though. I am getting some tests together now. As soon as I have got it ready enough I will put it on my site and inform the list... -- Edward A. Macnaghten http://www.edlsystems.com
