Re: fifo configure check

["Bart Schaefer" <schaefer@candle.brasslantern.com>]

On Dec 13,  3:30am, Zoltan Hidvegi wrote:
} Subject: fifo configure check
}
} I discovered that fifo test fails if zsh is compiled in an NFS mounted
} directory.  The patch below shoud fix it (it's only for configure.in, you
} need autoconf).  I did not test it but it should work.
} 
}   #ifdef HAVE_MKFIFO
} !     if(mkfifo("/tmp/conftestfifo", 0600) < 0)
}   #else
} !     if(mknod("/tmp/conftestfifo", 0010600, 0) < 0)
}   #endif

I'm concerned that fifos won't work on the ramdisk file system that many
newer suns are configured to use for /tmp.  (I know things like lockf()
fail on the ramdisk.)  Can someone who has a ramdisk /tmp please try this
soon and let us know?

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