NAME

        File::Flock::Subprocess - file locking with flock in a subprocess

SYNOPSIS

        use File::Flock::Subprocess;

        lock($filename);

        lock($filename, 'shared');

        lock($filename, undef, 'nonblocking');

        lock($filename, 'shared', 'nonblocking');

        unlock($filename);

        lock_rename($oldfilename, $newfilename)

        my $lock = new File::Flock '/somefile';

        $lock->unlock();

        $lock->lock_rename('/new/file');

        forget_locks();

DESCRIPTION

       This is a wrapper around File::Flock that starts a subprocess and does the locking in the
       subprocess with File::Flock.  The purpose of this is to handle operating systems (eg:
       Solaris) that do not retain locks across a call to fork().

       The sub-process for this is created with fork() when File::Flock::Subprocess is compiled.
       I've tried to minimize the side-effects calling fork() by doing calling it early and by
       using POSIX::_exit() to quit but it is still worth being aware of.  I suggest loading
       File::Flock::Subprocess early.

       Use File::Flock::Forking to automatically detect when this is needed.

       Read the docs for File::Flock for details of the API.

ERRATA

       Any errors reported by the locking proxy File::Flock::Subprocess starts will be reported
       as "Compilation Failed" errors because the proxy is started in a BEGIN{} block.

LICENSE

       Copyright (C) 2013 Google, Inc.  This module may be used/copied/etc on the same terms as
       Perl itself.