On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:20 PM, "Martin v. Löwis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > the flush fails but the programs fails to recognize it? i.e. the > > program > > > assumes the data is written to disk but it isn't? > > > > Why would the program fail to recognize it? It should just look at > the > > result being returned. > > > > > > sorry no. > > Sorry no what? > mmap.flush returns different values for windows/unix like platforms in case it succeeds. mmap.flush raises an exception on unix like platforms for errors. mmap.flush returns 0 on windows for errors. This is the value which is returned on unix like platforms for a successful call. The documentation for mmap.flush does not even mention a return value. so, still: sorry no, the application should not just look at the result being returned. The mmap.flush method should be fixed. > Regards, > Martin >
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