Subj : Semaphore
To : Marc Lewis
From : Oli
Date : Mon Jan 18 2021 10:51 am
Marc wrote (2021-01-17):
ML> Hello All.
ML> Is it possible to code in (in a future release) a mechanism to make binkd
ML> exit (shut down) by seeing a semaphore in a given directory? Internet Rex
ML> had this, when it saw "REXEXIT.NOW" in the semaphore directory.
Since binkd already scans the file system for changes, is cross-platform and has ftrans to map file path (e.g. for a mounted remote fs), it makes sense to use a semaphore for this.
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