Re: [PATCH] simple-ipc: work around issues with Cygwin's Unix socket emulation

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> "Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
> writes:
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> > From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> >
> > Cygwin emulates Unix sockets by writing files with custom contents and
> > then marking them as system files.
> >
> > The tricky problem is that while the file is written and its `system`
> > bit is set, it is still identified as a file. This caused test failures
> > when Git is too fast looking for the Unix sockets and then complains
> > that there is a plain file in the way.
> >
> > Let's work around this by adding a delayed retry loop, specifically for
> > Cygwin.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> > ---
>
> OK, I was about to ask for an Ack from Cygwin folks but I see the
> original that got Ack is more-or-less the same except for placement
> of the comments (and this version of course is more polished than
> the "this should work---please try it" version), so let me pretend
> that this got tested-by from those who were happy with the original
> in the old thread.