[Pythonmac-SIG] isShared bit on Python IDE?

[Joseph J. Strout]

We've run into a bit of a problem because the Python IDE refuses to 
allow more than one copy of itself to be run from a server.  This is 
because its "isShared" Finder flag is not set.

Is there a reason this flag isn't set?  TN 1126 (Checklist for 
Building Apps) sez:  "You need to set the isShared bit in the Finder 
flags to allow your application to be launched multiple times across 
a network... If you set the isShared bit, check that your application 
does not try to write to its own resource or data fork. In addition, 
check that your application does not try to write to any locations 
other than its preference file in the Preferences folder in the 
System Folder, which can be found and created using FindFolder."

I doubt the IDE writes to itself, but it does write to other folders 
(i.e., when compiling various Python source files).  But we have 
another app (Mac Common Lisp) which does the same thing, with its 
Shared bit set, and it's never been a problem.  (Probably only a 
problem if two people try to compile the same file at exactly the 
same time.)

So: any reason I can't safely set the "shared" bit on Python IDE?

Thanks,
-- Joe
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|    Joseph J. Strout           Biocomputing -- The Salk Institute |
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