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Re: [PATCH 0/1] diff: release all handles before running external diff

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 8, 2019, 19:24 UTC
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"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

> On Windows, it is not possible to overwrite a file as long as any process
> holds a read handle to it. Even keeping regions memory-mapped prevents that.

That second sentence was quite helpful, as I do recall us closing after mmapping. Without it, the justification becomes quite weak.

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  1. 0/1 diff: release all handles before running external diffJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 4, 2019
  2. 1/1 diff: munmap() file contents before running external diffJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 4, 2019
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2019
  4. Johannes SchindelinJul 10, 2019
  5. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2019
  6. 0/1 diff: release all handles before running external diffJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 11, 2019
  7. 1/1 diff: munmap() file contents before running external diffJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 11, 2019
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 11, 2019

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