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echo: binkd
to: Dan Cross
from: Dallas Hinton
date: 2021-01-18 08:34:00
subject: Semaphore

Hi, Dan -- on Jan 19 2021 at 03:11, you wrote:

DC> A couple of things, but the biggest one I can think of is fragility
DC> in the face of system crashes.  In particular, who's responsible for
DC> cleaning this file up?  Should `binkd` delete it as part of gracefully

FWIW, I have a batch file that runs on startup and deletes all semaphore flags.
They're all in the same directory so it's easy.

If I have to close iRex, that startup batch also deletes the semaphores.


Cheers... Dallas

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