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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>there's a thing that I never understood: why Locking is not supported on Windows?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Then:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>1) what is exactly locking? I tried to find it on the programmer's manual, but without success</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>2) I noticed that, when opening a location/mapset, GRASS doesn't create the .gislock file, as done on linux; without the .gislock file it's impossibel to change the working environment (that is the mapset...) by the g.mapset module</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>3) Could you please show me the related chapter/section in the programmer's manual where I can find information about it?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Marco</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>