[Issue 2890] New: std.stdio.write family blocks on file lock

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           Summary: std.stdio.write family blocks on file lock
           Product: D
           Version: 2.029
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: major
          Priority: P2
         Component: Phobos
        AssignedTo: bugzilla at digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: graham.stjack at internode.on.net


In multi-threaded applications, File.LockingTextWriter is not correctly
locking/unlocking the underlying FILE* handle, resulting in deadlocks. The more
trace prints you put in to find the problem, the worse it gets.

The problem seems to be related to recent dmd bug-fixes, and I worked around it
with the following change. It looks like LockingTextWriter needs to be
revisited, maybe by reinstating the non-hacked implementation.

$ diff dmd/src/phobos/std/stdio.d stdio.d
922c922
<         //return LockingTextWriter(this);
---
>         return LockingTextWriter(this);
925,926c925,926
<         auto result = LockingTextWriter(this);
<         return result;
---
>         //auto result = LockingTextWriter(this);
>         //return result;


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