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  (let ((syncprag (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "sychronous")))
    (sqlite3:execute db (conc "PRAGMA synchronous = " (or syncprag 0) ";")))) 

;; open an sql database inside a file lock
;; returns: db existed-prior-to-opening
;; RA => Returns a db handler; sets the lock if opened in writable mode
;;
;;(define *db-open-mutex* (make-mutex))

(define (db:lock-create-open fname initproc)
  (let* ((parent-dir   (or (pathname-directory fname)(current-directory))) ;; no parent? go local
	 (dir-writable (file-write-access? parent-dir))
	 (file-exists  (file-exists? fname))
	 (file-write   (if file-exists
			   (file-write-access? fname)
			   dir-writable )))
    ;;(mutex-lock! *db-open-mutex*) ;; tried this mutex, not clear it helped.
    (if file-write ;; dir-writable
	(let (;; (lock    (obtain-dot-lock fname 1 5 10))
	      (db      (sqlite3:open-database fname)))
	  (sqlite3:set-busy-handler! db (make-busy-timeout 136000))
	  ;; (db:set-sync db)
	  (sqlite3:execute db "PRAGMA synchronous = 0;")
	  (if (not file-exists)
              (begin
		(if (and (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "use-wal")
                         (string-match "^/tmp/.*" fname)) ;; this is a file in /tmp
		    (sqlite3:execute db "PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL;")
		    (print "Creating " fname " in NON-WAL mode."))
		(initproc db)))
	  ;; (release-dot-lock fname)
          ;;(mutex-unlock! *db-open-mutex*)
	  db)
	(begin
	  (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "WARNING: opening db in non-writable dir " fname)
	  (let ((db (sqlite3:open-database fname)))
            ;;(mutex-unlock! *db-open-mutex*)
            db))))) ;; )