Subject: pkg/6908: pkgsrc race conditions
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <seebs@plethora.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/28/1999 23:43:54
>Number:         6908
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       pkgsrc race conditions on dependancies
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Jan 29 06:50:08 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Peter Seebach
>Organization:
>Release:        1.3.3
>Environment:
System: NetBSD binder.fleet.plethora.net 1.3.3 NetBSD 1.3.3 (BINDER) #0: Thu Jan 28 08:16:10 PST 1999 root@binder.fleet.plethora.net:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/BINDER i386


>Description:
I was trying to build 'abuse', and while it was starting on gmake, 'mozilla'
finished downloading - and tried to wipe out the gmake files that 'abuse' was
trying to reload, leaving me with all of the .foo_done files in the gmake
'work' directory, but no actual 'make' files.

>How-To-Repeat:
Bad timing.
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: