RE:changing macro on disk while it is r

From: Valery Fine (fine@bnl.gov)
Date: Thu Dec 10 1998 - 18:34:00 MET


On 10 Dec 98 at 19:59, Masaharu Goto wrote:


> In order to reduce memory consumption, cint reads source code from
> the file system "on-the-fly". So, unless I/O library buffers the
> file contents, changin g a running macro affects the execution. 
> 
> I agree this must be documented. 

   I think this can be case only under UNIX (if there are others
please correct me), no other OS allows write access to the open file 
for another application with no special permit.

                          Valery
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