Re: [PATCH] compinit forks less

On Thu 30 Apr 2026, at 17:37, Bart Schaefer wrote:
> I'm not sure where you're coming up with "racy".  The same mechanism is used
> for this file as is used for =(...) substitutions.  If there's a problem
> here, there's a problem there.

there's a race between mktemp() checking whether the file exists and us
actually opening it

=( ) opens with O_EXCL so there's no security issue

${ } as sugar for >| clobbers, which is O_TRUNC, so no O_EXCL

i like your alternative. i didn't trace it (macos is garbage) but it
looks better. not sure about the fdtable question

dana