Andrew McNabb wrote: > Vim (vim-enhanced-7.4.0-2.fc19.x86_64 on Fedora) is currently reporting > 'Found a swap file by the name ".linalg.py.swp"' along with > 'process ID: 4157 (still running)'. > > However, process 4157 is not a Vim process: > > $ readlink /proc/4157/exe > /usr/bin/pulseaudio (deleted) > $ > > and '.linalg.py.swp' does not appear in /proc/4157/fd. > > Unfortunately, since Vim thinks that another process is using the swap > file, it does not give a '(D)elete' option to remove the outdated swap > file. It would be nice if either the heuristic for determining whether > another Vim process would use information in /proc.
Unfortunately Linux recycles process IDs. It does not happen very often that Vim makes a mistake with that. The way you discovered that the process is not Vim is not a generic solution. On top of that, it could be Vim but another process than the one that created the swap file. Generally, I don't think it's worth solving. Better avoid that Vim dies and leave swap files behind. -- hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict: 213. Your kids start referring to you as "that guy in front of the monitor." /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
