Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2324: Use of tmpnam may produce spurious test results

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2324: Use of tmpnam may produce spurious test results
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-11-28 23:15:21

#2324: Use of tmpnam may produce spurious test results
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  Reporter:  dave          |       Owner:  ramey        
      Type:  Bugs          |      Status:  reopened     
 Milestone:  Boost 1.37.0  |   Component:  serialization
   Version:  Boost 1.36.0  |    Severity:  Problem      
Resolution:                |    Keywords:               
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Comment (by mikhailberis):

 Actually, you can use mkstemp to create the file while providing a pattern
 for the temporary file, and be sure that the file is there when the call
 returns. This means you don't need to use the file descriptor it returns
 and just need to use the generated filename of the temporary file
 afterwards.

 You can even close the file descriptor returned by mkstemp immediately to
 avoid leaking open file descriptors.

 I'll try to come up with the patch to illustrate what I mean by this.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/2324#comment:7>
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