[Python-Dev] cpython (2.7): do not generate pipe names in the temporary dir

[Benjamin Peterson]

On Wed, Apr 16, 2014, at 7:39, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:24:44 +0200 (CEST)
> benjamin.peterson <python-checkins at python.org> wrote:
> > http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/ea677e26dbeb
> > changeset:   90269:ea677e26dbeb
> > branch:      2.7
> > parent:      90261:c095ff9b0e84
> > user:        Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org>
> > date:        Mon Apr 14 12:24:37 2014 -0400
> > summary:
> >   do not generate pipe names in the temporary dir
> > 
> > files:
> >   Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py |  2 +-
> >   1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> > 
> > 
> > diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
> > --- a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
> > +++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
> > @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
> >          return tempfile.mktemp(prefix='listener-', dir=get_temp_dir())
> >      elif family == 'AF_PIPE':
> >          return tempfile.mktemp(prefix=r'\\.\pipe\pyc-%d-%d-' %
> > -                               (os.getpid(), _mmap_counter.next()))
> > +                               (os.getpid(), _mmap_counter.next()), dir="")
> 
> This is some Windows-specific code, right? Did you witness problems
> with this? Your commit message doesn't mention an issue number.

http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/x86%20Windows7%202.7/builds/2549/steps/test/logs/stdio

I'd be interested to know how that ever worked.