[Boost-users] Named pipe available to other processes (boost::process)

Subject: [Boost-users] Named pipe available to other processes (boost::process)
From: Mike Gibson (megibson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-12-15 18:02:58

It seems that boost::process::basic_pipe::basic_pipe(const std::string&
name) on posix creates a fifo using mkfifo, opens it and then unlinks it.
I imagine there's a good reason for the unlink step in some situations, but
it's causing me issues.  I would like to use the fifo later with a
non-boost::process started process, so by the time I get around to starting
the second process, it can't access the fifo.  Is there any workaround for
this?