he always wants to have the last word :)

svn path=/trunk/kdepim/; revision=257739
23 years ago · abdbc5c76f
parent 18665c903e
commit abdbc5c76f
1 changed files with 4 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/kmstartup.cpp
+++ b/kmstartup.cpp
@ -108,9 +108,12 @@ void lockOrDie() {
  bool first_instance = false;
  if ( oldPid == -1 )
      first_instance = true;
+  // check if the lock file is stale by trying to see if 
+  // the other pid is currently running.
+  // Not 100% correct but better safe than sorry
  else if (hostName == oldHostName && oldPid != getpid()) {
      if ( kill(oldPid, 0) == -1 )
-          first_instance |= ( errno == ESRCH );
+          first_instance = ( errno == ESRCH );
  }

  if ( !first_instance )