1.1 --- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
     1.2 +++ b/lib/Tools/mkfifo	Thu Aug 28 19:31:13 2008 +0200
     1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
     1.4 +#!/usr/bin/env bash
     1.5 +#
     1.6 +# $Id$
     1.7 +# Author: Makarius
     1.8 +#
     1.9 +# DESCRIPTION: create named pipe
    1.10 +
    1.11 +
    1.12 +PRG="$(basename "$0")"
    1.13 +
    1.14 +function usage()
    1.15 +{
    1.16 +  echo
    1.17 +  echo "Usage: $PRG"
    1.18 +  echo
    1.19 +  echo "  Create a temporary named pipe and return its name."
    1.20 +  echo
    1.21 +  exit 1
    1.22 +}
    1.23 +
    1.24 +function fail()
    1.25 +{
    1.26 +  echo "$1" >&2
    1.27 +  exit 2
    1.28 +}
    1.29 +
    1.30 +
    1.31 +## main
    1.32 +
    1.33 +[ "$#" != 0 ] && usage
    1.34 +
    1.35 +FIFO="${ISABELLE_TMP_PREFIX}-fifo$$"
    1.36 +mkfifo -m 600 "$FIFO" || fail "Failed to create named pipe $FIFO"
    1.37 +echo "$FIFO"