Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: behavior of overwriting running executables? | From | Matti E Aarnio <> | Date | Fri, 17 May 1996 10:05:36 +0300 (EET DST) |
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> I wanted behavior to unlink the file when linking since I have problems: > 1) when I'm setuiding a program I'm working on (I normally have to > rm in the makefile > 2) when I'm leaving the binary running (normally a mistake). > I want the link to proceed without a problem (linux reports > "text file busy" > > > This seems correct and I don't see harm... > > Comments? You want to put it in?
Naeh, bad practice, and would not work at non-GNU-utils systems anyway. (Think about your average SysV machine..)
I do:
install ... /path/to/target.x && mv /path/to/target.x /path/to/target
which happens to work at all systems I have used. Similarly at object linkage I use target name with .x suffix, and then " && mv NN.x NN". ... > marty > leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com > Member of the League for Programming Freedom
/Matti Aarnio <mea@utu.fi>
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