Go stdlib doesnt even have a way to lock files

tools/utils/filelock.go

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+// License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2022, Kovid Goyal, <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+var _ = fmt.Print
+
+func lock(fd, op int, path string) (err error) {
+	for {
+		err = syscall.Flock(fd, op)
+		if err != syscall.EINTR {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		opname := "exclusive flock()"
+		switch op {
+		case syscall.LOCK_UN:
+			opname = "unlock flock()"
+		case syscall.LOCK_SH:
+			opname = "shared flock()"
+		}
+		return &fs.PathError{
+			Op:   opname,
+			Path: path,
+			Err:  err,
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func LockFileShared(f *os.File) error {
+	return lock(int(f.Fd()), syscall.LOCK_SH, f.Name())
+}
+
+func LockFileExclusive(f *os.File) error {
+	return lock(int(f.Fd()), syscall.LOCK_EX, f.Name())
+}
+
+func UnlockFile(f *os.File) error {
+	return lock(int(f.Fd()), syscall.LOCK_UN, f.Name())
+}