[8646] in Athena Bugs
rsaix 7.3r: flock(2)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (tom palka)
Thu Nov 21 17:13:33 1991
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 91 14:30:03 -0500
To: bugs@Athena.MIT.EDU
From: tom palka <tompalka@mit.edu>
Reply-To: tom palka <tompalka@mit.edu>
System name: m11-115-5
Type and version: POWER 7.3R
Display type: graygda
What were you trying to do?
compile a C program that used the flock routine.
What's wrong:
the manual page says that flock is defined in libc.a, but it's not
there. it is actually in libbsd.a.
What should have happened:
the man page should have referred me to the right library.
Please describe any relevant documentation references:
> man 2 flock
lockfx, lockf or flock Subroutine
Purpose
Controls open file descriptors.
Library
Standard C Library (libc.a)
> strings /lib/libc.a | grep flock
> strings /lib/libbsd.a | grep flock
flock
flock
flock.c
.flock
.flock
flock
.flock
flock
