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I have one last question on the macros below

> Here is what is copied and pasted from my terminal
>
> #ifdef LOCK_LOCKF
> #ifdef HAVE_SYS_FILE_H
> #include <sys/lockf.h>
> #endif
> #ifdef HAVE_SYS_FILE_H
> #include <sys/file.h>
> #endif
> #define LOCK(file)      fseek(file, 0L, 0), lockf(file, 1, 0L)
> #define UNLOCK(file)    fseek(file, 0L, 0), lockf(file, 0, 0L)
> #endif /* LOCK_LOCKF */
>
> #ifdef LOCK_LOCKING
> #ifdef HAVE_SYS_LOCKING_H
> #include <sys/locking.h>
> #endif
> #define LOCK(file)      fseek(file, 0L, 0), chk_lock(file, 1)
> #define UNLOCK(file)    fseek(file, 0L, 0), chk_lock(file, 0)
> #endif /* LOCK_LOCKING */
>
> #ifdef LOCK_NONE
> #define LOCK(file)
> #define UNLOCK(file)
> #endif /* LOCK_NONE */
>
> #ifdef SUID
> #define CHN_MODE 0644
> #define DEP_MODE 0600
> #define USR_MODE 0600

Are the names LOCK_LOCKF and LOCK_LOCKING chosen at random? Ie could
the author have just used LOCKF and LOCKING instead?

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