no pid file.

virtuoso · Post by **virtuoso** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 4:24 pm

im running the windrop on windows xp.
i don't want the creation of the pid file. is there a way to do it ?
10x

bobjuh · Post by **bobjuh** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 5:37 pm

virtuoso wrote:im running the windrop on windows xp.
i don't want the creation of the pid file. is there a way to do it ?
10x

I don't think so.
But what is the problem with it making a pid file. It isn't like it is using a lot of drive space or anything

virtuoso · Post by **virtuoso** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 11:18 am

i don't want the pid file because sometimes its not deleted when the eggdrop process is killed and i see this error when i restart it : could not write pid file !

how can i fix this error ?

thanks

Post by **CrazyCat** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:04 pm

editing the batch file and force the deletion of pid file

virtuoso · Post by **virtuoso** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:20 pm

how can i force the deletion of the pid file ?

Post by **CrazyCat** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:22 pm

if it's a batch file (.bat), use:
del c:\your\directory\file.pid
before the line running the eggdrop

virtuoso · Post by **virtuoso** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 1:39 pm

do u know a way to delete it after the execution of the eggdrop ?

10x

Post by **CrazyCat** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 4:52 am

bind evnt - loaded del:pid

proc del:pid { type } {
file delete -force $::pidfile
return 0
}

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no pid file.

no pid file.

Re: no pid file.

could not write pid file !

hhh

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