From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1437 invoked from network); 13 Dec 1996 03:37:57 -0000 Received: from euclid.skiles.gatech.edu (list@130.207.146.50) by coral.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 13 Dec 1996 03:37:57 -0000 Received: (from list@localhost) by euclid.skiles.gatech.edu (8.7.3/8.7.3) id WAA18047; Thu, 12 Dec 1996 22:32:31 -0500 (EST) Resent-Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 22:32:31 -0500 (EST) From: "Bart Schaefer" Message-Id: <961212193711.ZM6210@candle.brasslantern.com> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 19:37:11 -0800 In-Reply-To: Zoltan Hidvegi "fifo configure check" (Dec 13, 3:30am) References: <199612130230.DAA00677@hzoli.ppp.cs.elte.hu> Reply-To: schaefer@nbn.com X-Mailer: Z-Mail (4.0b.820 20aug96) To: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu Subject: Re: fifo configure check MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Resent-Message-ID: <"eZoXt1.0.vP4.9vCio"@euclid> Resent-From: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/2571 X-Loop: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu Precedence: list Resent-Sender: zsh-workers-request@math.gatech.edu 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? -- Bart Schaefer Brass Lantern Enterprises http://www.well.com/user/barts http://www.nbn.com/people/lantern