Thanks to Arfrever for reporting. (trunk r13355)
svn path=/main/branches/2.1.6/; revision=13511
def lockfile(mypath, wantnewlockfile=0, unlinkfile=0,
waiting_msg=None, flags=0):
- """Creates all dirs upto, the given dir. Creates a lockfile
- for the given directory as the file: directoryname+'.portage_lockfile'."""
+ """
+ If wantnewlockfile is True then this creates a lockfile in the parent
+ directory as the file: '.' + basename + '.portage_lockfile'.
+ """
import fcntl
if not mypath: