Not so Ubuntu related C question

[Dave Walker]

adi zebic wrote:

>On 7/13/05, dave walker <dave at mudsite.com> wrote:
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>>I have a question, and just thought someone here may have an answer for me.
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>>I am writing a library, with plugins in Thunderbird and Gaim (for right
>>now).  The library is an API to edit an XML file.  So both, TB and GAIM,
>>should not be able to issue a write command to the file at the same
>>time.  My question is, am I able to use mutex in the library to allow
>>only one process to write at a time, OR, will I need to use a file lock?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>--
>>Dave Walker
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>Hi Dave,
>did you try to post your gaim[1]/thunderbird [2] specific question to
>they respective dev mailing lists?
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>[1] http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=235
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>[2] http://www.mozilla.org/projects/help-viewer/list
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>ADI
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It's not so much a gaim/tb question as it is a 'how C works' question.

Would I be able to use Mutex through a library used in 2 different 
programs (i gave gaim/thunderbird as an example), or would I have to use 
a file lock.

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dave