Creating a lock file (say, in /tmp) is a common approach. On launch, check to see if the file already exists. If it does, exit. Otherwise, create it and continue. This can lead to problems if your app ...

There are a few different reasons why the average person — as opposed to an enthusiast tinkerer — might want to try out one of the many available flavors of free Linux-based operating systems. If ...

I assuming there are at least some differences between C++ on Windows and C++ on Linux, possibly between the Standard Template Libraries or other aspects. I was wondering if there was somewhere on the ...