haskell / haskell/unix

Implement an fdatasync alternative on OS X

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os: OSX type: enhancement
Dominant language
Haskell
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Description

`fdatasync()` is not supported (as such) on OS X. An alternative using `fcntl()` is detailed in [a picoc issue](https://code.google.com/p/picoc/issues/detail?id=145).

We should provide the `fcntl()`-based alternative on OS X (and presumably iOS).

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing fdatasync implementation and its platform-specific conditionals in the unix package. Read the linked picoc issue for the fcntl()-based approach, then verify the change covers OS X and, if supported by the project, iOS; done means the alternative is provided on those platforms.

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Assessment

Tech stack
haskell
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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