1Pinto::Locker(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Pinto::Locker(3)
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6 Pinto::Locker - Manage locks to synchronize concurrent operations
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9 version 0.14
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13 lock
14 Attempts to get a lock on a Pinto repository. If the repository is
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20 unlock
21 Releases the lock on the Pinto repository so that other processes can
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24 In many situations, a Pinto repository is a shared resource. At any
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26 remove packages, or pull files from a mirror. To keep things working
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34 Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <jeff@stratopan.com>
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37 This software is copyright (c) 2015 by Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer.
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39 This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
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44perl v5.34.0 2022-01-21 Pinto::Locker(3)