Oops, copy/paste-o when migrating the patch to the 1-0 code base. Jeff
On Wed, 2002-01-09 at 19:28, Jonathan Walther wrote: > Thank you for the patch. To make it work, you need to define the > variable "folder_path". I would recommend this: > > char folder_path[4096]; > > And then before using it, do this: > > memset(folder_path, 0, sizeof folder_path); > > Cheers. > > Jonathan > > On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 04:57:34PM -0500, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote: > >> You solved the problem. That is the correct solution. After running > >> realpath(), use dirname() and make the tmpfile in the same directory > >> as the mailbox. > >> > >[snip] > > > >The attached patch will fix this issue. > > > >> > >> >> Again, provided one uses Maildir mailboxes, things will be fine. But > >> >> the thought occurs, Evolution should do its "locking" on the file > >> >> returned from realpath() too. > >> > > >> >You are probably right. > >> > >> I've thought about it some more, and I'm upgrading my "maybe" to a > >> strong "this is the proper way to do it". Symlinks should not be > >> locked. They should be followed with realpath() and the real mailbox > >> should be locked, like other MUA's do. This will truly make it > >> compatible and play nicely on the Unix system. > > > >It also fixes this. -- Jeffrey Stedfast Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.ximian.com
