RE: Kat / RDS: File locking
- Posted by "Elliott S. de Andrade" <quantum_analyst at hotmail.com> Sep 23, 2004
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>From: Brian Broker <guest at RapidEuphoria.com> >Reply-To: EUforum at topica.com >To: EUforum at topica.com >Subject: Kat / RDS: File locking >Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 02:04:46 -0700 > >posted by: Brian Broker <bkb at cnw.com> > >Just thought I'd pipe in about the file locking thing. I've been using >ConText for editing my programs (with hotkey/one-button execution). When >I'm debugging I'll run the program from the editor, read the run-time erro= r >without pressing Enter to continue, fix the error and save the file. But >sometimes the file saves just fine (even with the previous instance still >waiting for my 'Enter'), and other times it refuses to save the file >(presumably locked by the interpreter) until I close the previously-errore= d >session. > >I'd say it's about 50/50 whether I can save it while the errored >interpreter >was waiting for my key press to end. > I believe this is a consequence of Euphoria's execute-on-parse algorithm. When it reaches an error (syntax, or otherwise), the file is not= =20 closed until you dismiss the error message. It would be nice if Eu didn't d= o=20 this, but, it will be changing in the next version. It will parse-then-execute since the front-end will be separate from the back-end. > >-- Brian > ~[ WingZone ]~ http://wingzone.tripod.com/ =20 Technology.=20 http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=10= 34&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines=20 Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN=AE Premium right now and get the= =20 first two months FREE*.