[GHC] #4363: openFile sharing permissions are inconsistent across platforms

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#4363: openFile sharing permissions are inconsistent across platforms
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    Reporter:  jystic            |       Owner:                             
        Type:  bug               |      Status:  patch                      
    Priority:  high              |   Milestone:  7.6.1                      
   Component:  libraries/base    |     Version:  6.12.3                     
    Keywords:                    |          Os:  Windows                    
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Failure:  Incorrect result at runtime
  Difficulty:  Unknown           |    Testcase:                             
   Blockedby:                    |    Blocking:                             
     Related:                    |  
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Changes (by pcapriotti):

  * status:  new => patch
  * difficulty:  => Unknown


Comment:

 I attached patches to enable in-process file locking on Windows (thanks
 jystic for the example code).

 This doesn't change the behavior significantly, only makes it consistent
 with POSIX platforms. Does it need a new library proposal?

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4363#comment:13>
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