[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2230: 'g.region -p' writes new WIND file, causes race condition for parallel jobs

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#2230: 'g.region -p' writes new WIND file, causes race condition for parallel jobs
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 Reporter:  hamish    |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  defect    |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal    |   Milestone:  6.4.4                    
Component:  Default   |     Version:  svn-develbranch6         
 Keywords:  g.region  |    Platform:  Linux                    
      Cpu:  x86-64    |  
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Comment(by neteler):

 Replying to [ticket:2230 hamish]:
 > Hi,
 >
 > In tracking down some strangeness I've just noticed that 'g.region -p'
 or
 > 'g.region -g' writes out a new (unchanged) WIND file whenever it runs.

 > one solution is to not open the WIND file for writing if just read-only
 > command line terms are given

 IMHO yes: read-only flags should behave like as such. Otherwise race
 conditions
 may occur.

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