From: jprocter <jprocter@compbio.dundee.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 13:14:30 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: remove unnecessary existence checks.
X-Git-Tag: Release_0.2~169
X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=072605343e509712550096c62a0b567a2892c9a2;p=vamsas.git

remove unnecessary existence checks.


git-svn-id: https://svn.lifesci.dundee.ac.uk/svn/repository/trunk@351 be28352e-c001-0410-b1a7-c7978e42abec
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diff --git a/src/uk/ac/vamsas/client/simpleclient/FileLock.java b/src/uk/ac/vamsas/client/simpleclient/FileLock.java
index ef29f47..c7d6150 100644
--- a/src/uk/ac/vamsas/client/simpleclient/FileLock.java
+++ b/src/uk/ac/vamsas/client/simpleclient/FileLock.java
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ public class FileLock extends Lock {
     try { 
       advisory=new NativeLock(_lock, block);
     } catch (Exception e) {
-      log.fatal("Failed to create advisory lock file "+_lock,e);
-      throw new Error("Failed to create advisory lock file "+_lock);          
+      if (!_lock.exists()) {
+        // advisory cannot be created. this is serious.
+        log.fatal("Failed to create advisory lock file "+_lock,e);
+        throw new Error("Failed to create advisory lock file "+_lock);
+      }
     }
     return advisory.isLocked();
   }