sqlite file format, anyone?

[Linas Vepstas]

On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 01:28:41PM -0700, Dan Means was heard to remark:
> Table locks should only happen when some sort of "major" updating or
> housekeeping is needed...it's easy enough to use a simple semaphore
> system "L" in a text field means it's in use for example...but then you
> need to consider login / session type tables, and utilities to clear
> erroneous locks...

locks are faster, easier, and safer than semaphores.  The pg backend
already has a login/session table that records which users are logged
on.   I beleive the audit trail tables reference the login-user.

--linas


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