improved (?) the master lock. Now, if first trial fails, the file will be locked...

diff --git a/selfforum-cgi/shared/Lock/API.pm b/selfforum-cgi/shared/Lock/API.pm
index 21f3ecfd8356474dd2ddca325d80178cb0afd33d..d832289ed5b86d0261ef9fc849e9c5285b2f74de 100644 (file)
--- a/selfforum-cgi/shared/Lock/API.pm
+++ b/selfforum-cgi/shared/Lock/API.pm
@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ sub lock {
     $self -> lock ($self->LH_EXCL, $self -> timeout('master'))   and
     $self -> _simple_lock (new Lock::Handle ($self->masterlock)) and
     return 1;
     $self -> lock ($self->LH_EXCL, $self -> timeout('master'))   and
     $self -> _simple_lock (new Lock::Handle ($self->masterlock)) and
     return 1;

+
+    # oops..?
+    # VERY violent way to set master lock
+    #
+    $self -> release;
+
+    $self -> lock ($self->LH_EXCL, $self -> timeout('master'))   and
+    $self -> _simple_lock (new Lock::Handle ($self->masterlock)) and
+    return 1;

   }
 
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   }
 
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