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diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/System/FileLock.hs b/System/FileLock.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
+-- | This module provides a portable interface to file locks as a mechanism for
+-- inter-process synchronization.
+--
+-- Each file lock is associated with a file. When taking a lock, the assiciated
+-- file is created if it's not present, then the file is locked in an
+-- OS-dependent way. While the lock is being held, no other process or
+-- thread can take it, unless the specified 'SharedExclusive' values
+-- allow it.
+--
+-- All locks held by a process are released when the process exits. They can
+-- also be explicitly released using 'unlockFile'.
+--
+-- It is not recommended to open or otherwise use lock files for other
+-- purposes, because it tends to expose differences between operating systems.
+-- For example, on Windows 'System.IO.openFile' for a lock file will fail when
+-- the lock is held, but on Unix it won't.
+--
+-- Note on the implementation: currently the module uses flock(2) on non-Windows
+-- platforms, and LockFileEx on Windows.
+module System.FileLock
+  ( FileLock
+  , SharedExclusive(..)
+  , lockFile
+  , tryLockFile
+  , unlockFile
+  , withFileLock
+  ) where
+
+import Control.Applicative
+import qualified Control.Exception as E
+import Control.Monad
+import Data.IORef
+import Data.Traversable (traverse)
+import Data.Typeable
+
+#ifdef USE_FLOCK
+import qualified System.FileLock.Internal.Flock as I
+#elif USE_LOCKFILEEX
+import qualified System.FileLock.Internal.LockFileEx as I
+#else
+#error No backend is available
+#endif
+
+-- | A token that represents ownership of a lock.
+data FileLock = Lock
+  {-# UNPACk #-} !I.Lock
+  {-# UNPACk #-} !(IORef Bool) -- alive?
+  deriving (Typeable)
+
+instance Eq FileLock where
+  Lock _ x == Lock _ y = x == y
+
+newLock :: I.Lock -> IO FileLock
+newLock x = Lock x <$> newIORef True
+
+-- | A type of lock to be taken.
+data SharedExclusive
+  = Shared -- ^ Other process can hold a shared lock at the same time.
+  | Exclusive -- ^ No other process can hold a lock, shared or exclusive.
+  deriving (Show, Eq, Typeable)
+
+-- | Take a lock. This function blocks until the lock is available.
+lockFile :: FilePath -> SharedExclusive -> IO FileLock
+lockFile path mode = newLock =<< I.lock path (mode == Exclusive)
+
+-- | Try to take a lock. This function does not block. If the lock is not
+-- immediately available, it returns Nothing.
+tryLockFile :: FilePath -> SharedExclusive -> IO (Maybe FileLock)
+tryLockFile path mode = traverse newLock =<< I.tryLock path (mode == Exclusive)
+
+-- | Release the lock.
+unlockFile :: FileLock -> IO ()
+unlockFile (Lock l ref) = do
+  wasAlive <- atomicModifyIORef ref $ \old -> (False, old)
+  when wasAlive $ I.unlock l
+
+-- | Perform some action with a lock held.
+withFileLock :: FilePath -> SharedExclusive -> (FileLock -> IO a) -> IO a
+withFileLock path mode = E.bracket (lockFile path mode) unlockFile
diff --git a/System/FileLock/Internal/Flock.hsc b/System/FileLock/Internal/Flock.hsc
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+module System.FileLock.Internal.Flock
+#ifndef USE_FLOCK
+  () where
+#else
+  (Lock, lock, tryLock, unlock) where
+
+#include <sys/file.h>
+
+import Control.Applicative
+import qualified Control.Exception as E
+import Data.Bits
+import Foreign.C.Error
+import Foreign.C.Types
+import System.Posix.Files
+import System.Posix.IO (openFd, closeFd, defaultFileFlags, OpenMode(..))
+import System.Posix.Types
+
+type Lock = Fd
+
+lock :: FilePath -> Bool -> IO Lock
+lock path exclusive = do
+  fd <- open path
+  (`E.onException` closeFd fd) $ do
+    True <- flock fd exclusive True
+    return fd
+
+tryLock :: FilePath -> Bool -> IO (Maybe Lock)
+tryLock path exclusive = do
+  fd <- open path
+  (`E.onException` closeFd fd) $ do
+    success <- flock fd exclusive False
+    if success
+      then return $ Just $ fd
+      else Nothing <$ closeFd fd
+
+unlock :: Lock -> IO ()
+unlock fd = closeFd fd
+
+open :: FilePath -> IO Fd
+open path = openFd path WriteOnly (Just stdFileMode) defaultFileFlags
+
+flock :: Fd -> Bool -> Bool -> IO Bool
+flock (Fd fd) exclusive block = do
+  r <- c_flock fd $ modeOp .|. blockOp
+  if r == 0
+    then return True -- success
+    else do
+      errno <- getErrno
+      case () of
+        _ | errno == eWOULDBLOCK
+            -> return False -- already taken
+          | errno == eINTR
+            -> flock (Fd fd) exclusive block
+          | otherwise -> throwErrno "flock"
+  where
+    modeOp = case exclusive of
+      False -> #{const LOCK_SH}
+      True -> #{const LOCK_EX}
+    blockOp = case block of
+      True -> 0
+      False -> #{const LOCK_NB}
+
+foreign import ccall "flock"
+  c_flock :: CInt -> CInt -> IO CInt
+
+#endif /* USE_FLOCK */
diff --git a/System/FileLock/Internal/LockFileEx.hsc b/System/FileLock/Internal/LockFileEx.hsc
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+module System.FileLock.Internal.LockFileEx
+#ifndef USE_LOCKFILEEX
+  () where
+#else
+  (Lock, lock, tryLock, unlock) where
+
+#include <windows.h>
+
+import Control.Applicative
+import qualified Control.Exception as E
+import Data.Bits
+import Foreign.Marshal.Alloc
+import System.Win32.File
+import System.Win32.Mem
+import System.Win32.Types
+
+type Lock = HANDLE
+
+lock :: FilePath -> Bool -> IO Lock
+lock path exclusive = do
+  file <- open path
+  (`E.onException` closeHandle file) $ do
+    True <- lockFirstByte file exclusive True
+    return file
+
+tryLock :: FilePath -> Bool -> IO (Maybe Lock)
+tryLock path exclusive = do
+  file <- open path
+  (`E.onException` closeHandle file) $ do
+    r <- lockFirstByte file exclusive False
+    if r
+      then return $ Just file
+      else Nothing <$ closeHandle file
+
+unlock :: Lock -> IO ()
+unlock = closeHandle
+
+open :: FilePath -> IO HANDLE
+open path =
+  createFile path gENERIC_WRITE (fILE_SHARE_READ .|. fILE_SHARE_WRITE)
+    Nothing oPEN_ALWAYS fILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL Nothing
+
+lockFirstByte :: HANDLE -> Bool -> Bool -> IO Bool
+lockFirstByte handle exclusive block
+    = allocaBytes sizeof_OVERLAPPED $ \op -> do
+  zeroMemory op $ fromIntegral sizeof_OVERLAPPED
+  -- Offset and OffsetHigh fields are set to 0 by zeroMemory.
+  r <- c_lockFileEx handle (exFlag .|. blockFlag) 0{-reserved-}
+    1{-number of bytes, lower dword-}
+    0{-number of bytes, higher dword-}
+    op
+  if r
+    then return True -- success
+    else do
+      code <- getLastError
+      if code == #{const ERROR_LOCK_VIOLATION}
+        then return False -- already taken
+        else failWith "LockFileEx" code
+  where
+    exFlag = if exclusive then #{const LOCKFILE_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK} else 0
+    blockFlag = if block then 0 else #{const LOCKFILE_FAIL_IMMEDIATELY}
+    sizeof_OVERLAPPED = #{size OVERLAPPED}
+
+foreign import stdcall "LockFileEx" c_lockFileEx
+  :: HANDLE -> DWORD -> DWORD -> DWORD -> DWORD -> LPOVERLAPPED -> IO BOOL
+
+#endif /* USE_LOCKFILEEX */
diff --git a/filelock.cabal b/filelock.cabal
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+-- Initial filelock.cabal generated by cabal init.  For further 
+-- documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
+
+name:                filelock
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            Portable interface to file locking (flock / LockFileEx)
+-- description:         
+homepage:            http://github.com/takano-akio/filelock
+license:             PublicDomain
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Takano Akio
+maintainer:          aljee@hyper.cx
+-- copyright:           
+category:            System
+build-type:          Simple
+-- extra-source-files:  
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:     System.FileLock
+  other-modules:       System.FileLock.Internal.Flock
+                       System.FileLock.Internal.LockFileEx
+  -- other-extensions:    
+  build-depends:       base >=4.5.1.0 && <4.7
+  -- hs-source-dirs:      
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+
+  ghc-options:        -Wall
+  if os(windows)
+    cpp-options:      -DUSE_LOCKFILEEX
+    build-depends:    Win32
+  else
+    cpp-options:      -DUSE_FLOCK
+    build-depends:    unix
