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changes for file locking

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Mon Aug 5 20:03:13 1991

From: ckclark@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 91 20:03:18 -0400
To: testers@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Reply-To: ckclark@mit.edu

The following patch is needed in our environment to prevent emacs from
trying to write lock files in /usr/spool/mail.  Files changed are:

1. config.h
2. s-aix3-1.h
3. s-aux.h

This fix will require a full rebuild of emacs.  
-Calvin

diff -c /source/third/common/gnu/emacs/src/config.h ./config.h
*** /source/third/common/gnu/emacs/src/config.h Wed Jul  3 17:43:42 1991
--- ./config.h  Mon Aug  5 19:51:02 1991
***************
*** 27,33 ****
  #include "s-bsd4-3.h"
  #endif
  #ifdef mips
! #include "s-bsd4-2.h"
  #endif
  #if defined(_AIX) && defined(i386)
  #include "s-usg5-2.h"
--- 27,33 ----
  #include "s-bsd4-3.h"
  #endif
  #ifdef mips
! #include "s-bsd4-3.h"
  #endif
  #if defined(_AIX) && defined(i386)
  #include "s-usg5-2.h"
*** /source/third/common/gnu/emacs/src/s-aix3-1.h       Tue Jan  8 13:02:50 1991--- ./s-aix3-1.h        Mon Aug  5 19:46:17 1991
***************
*** 135,141 ****
     The alternative is that a lock file named
     /usr/spool/mail/$USER.lock.  */

! /* #define MAIL_USE_FLOCK */

  /* Define CLASH_DETECTION if you want lock files to be written
     so that Emacs can tell instantly when you try to modify
--- 135,141 ----
     The alternative is that a lock file named
     /usr/spool/mail/$USER.lock.  */

! #define MAIL_USE_FLOCK

  /* Define CLASH_DETECTION if you want lock files to be written
     so that Emacs can tell instantly when you try to modify
diff -c /source/third/common/gnu/emacs/src/s-aux.h ./s-aux.h
*** /source/third/common/gnu/emacs/src/s-aux.h  Thu Jun 13 10:17:59 1991
--- ./s-aux.h   Mon Aug  5 19:44:57 1991
***************
*** 123,129 ****
     The alternative is that a lock file named
     /usr/spool/mail/$USER.lock.  */

! /* #define MAIL_USE_FLOCK */

  /* Define CLASH_DETECTION if you want lock files to be written
     so that Emacs can tell instantly when you try to modify
--- 123,129 ----
     The alternative is that a lock file named
     /usr/spool/mail/$USER.lock.  */

! #define MAIL_USE_FLOCK

  /* Define CLASH_DETECTION if you want lock files to be written
     so that Emacs can tell instantly when you try to modify

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