--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/01/09 23:04:15	1.92
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/01/19 21:37:39	1.100
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 # 05/01/01 Guy Albertelli
 # 05/01,06/01,09/01 Gerd Kortemeyer
 # 09/01 Guy Albertelli
-# 09/01 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 09/01,10/01,11/01 Gerd Kortemeyer
 
 package Apache::lonnet;
 
@@ -245,17 +245,23 @@ sub appenv {
             $ENV{$_}=$newenv{$_};
         }
     } keys %newenv;
+
+    my $lockfh;
+    unless ($lockfh=Apache::File->new("$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
+       return 'error: '.$!;
+    }
+    unless (flock($lockfh,LOCK_EX)) {
+         &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
+                  'Could not obtain exclusive lock in appenv: '.$!);
+         $lockfh->close();
+         return 'error: '.$!;
+    }
+
     my @oldenv;
     {
      my $fh;
      unless ($fh=Apache::File->new("$ENV{'user.environment'}")) {
-	return 'error';
-     }
-     unless (flock($fh,LOCK_SH)) {
-         &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
-                  'Could not obtain shared lock in appenv: '.$!);
-         $fh->close();
-         return 'error: '.$!;
+	return 'error: '.$!;
      }
      @oldenv=<$fh>;
      $fh->close();
@@ -275,17 +281,13 @@ sub appenv {
 	return 'error';
      }
      my $newname;
-     unless (flock($fh,LOCK_EX)) {
-         &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING: ".
-                  'Could not obtain exclusive lock in appenv: '.$!);
-         $fh->close();
-         return 'error: '.$!;
-     }
-     foreach $newname (sort keys %newenv) {
+     foreach $newname (keys %newenv) {
 	 print $fh "$newname=$newenv{$newname}\n";
      }
      $fh->close();
     }
+
+    $lockfh->close();
     return 'ok';
 }
 # ----------------------------------------------------- Delete from Environment
@@ -691,8 +693,7 @@ sub coursedescription {
     if ($chome ne 'no_host') {
        my $rep=reply("dump:$cdomain:$cnum:environment",$chome);
        if ($rep ne 'con_lost') {
-           my $normalid=$courseid;
-           $normalid=~s/\//\_/g;
+           my $normalid=$cdomain.'_'.$cnum;
            my %envhash=();
            my %returnhash=('home'   => $chome, 
                            'domain' => $cdomain,
@@ -1615,11 +1616,11 @@ sub EXT {
        my $courselevelm=
             $ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.'.$mapparm;
 
-
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- first, check user
       my %resourcedata=get('resourcedata',
                            ($courselevelr,$courselevelm,$courselevel));
-      if ($resourcedata{$courselevelr}!~/^error\:/) {
+      if (($resourcedata{$courselevelr}!~/^error\:/) &&
+          ($resourcedata{$courselevelr}!~/^con_lost/)) {
 
        if ($resourcedata{$courselevelr}) { 
           return $resourcedata{$courselevelr}; }
@@ -1627,25 +1628,39 @@ sub EXT {
           return $resourcedata{$courselevelm}; }
        if ($resourcedata{$courselevel}) { return $resourcedata{$courselevel}; }
 
+      } else {
+	  if ($resourcedata{$courselevelr}!~/No such file/) {
+	    &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+		   " Trying to get resource data for ".$ENV{'user.name'}." at "
+                   .$ENV{'user.domain'}.": ".$resourcedata{$courselevelr}.
+                 "</font>");
+	  }
       }
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------- second, check course
-        my $section='';
-        if ($ENV{'request.course.sec'}) {
-	    $section='_'.$ENV{'request.course.sec'};
-        }
+
         my $reply=&reply('get:'.
-              $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.$section.'.domain'}.':'.
-              $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.$section.'.num'}.
+              $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'}.':'.
+              $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'}.
 	      ':resourcedata:'.
    &escape($seclevelr).'&'.&escape($seclevelm).'&'.&escape($seclevel).'&'.
    &escape($courselevelr).'&'.&escape($courselevelm).'&'.&escape($courselevel),
-		   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.$section.'.home'});
+		   $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.home'});
       if ($reply!~/^error\:/) {
 	  map {
 	      if ($_) { return &unescape($_); }
           } split(/\&/,$reply);
       }
-
+      if (($reply=~/^con_lost/) || ($reply=~/^error\:/)) {
+	  &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
+                " Getting ".$reply." asking for ".$varname." for ".
+                $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.num'}.
+                ' at '.
+                $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'}.
+                ' from '.
+                $ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.home'}.
+                 "</font>");
+      }
 # ------------------------------------------------------ third, check map parms
        my %parmhash=();
        my $thisparm='';       
@@ -1828,16 +1843,20 @@ sub numval {
 sub rndseed {
     my $symb;
     unless ($symb=&symbread()) { return time; }
-    my $symbchck=unpack("%32C*",$symb);
-    my $symbseed=numval($symb)%$symbchck;
-    my $namechck=unpack("%32C*",$ENV{'user.name'});
-    my $nameseed=numval($ENV{'user.name'})%$namechck;
-    return int( $symbseed
-	       .$nameseed
-               .unpack("%32C*",$ENV{'user.domain'})
-               .unpack("%32C*",$ENV{'request.course.id'})
-               .$namechck
-               .$symbchck);
+    { 
+      use integer;
+      my $symbchck=unpack("%32C*",$symb) << 27;
+      my $symbseed=numval($symb) << 22;
+      my $namechck=unpack("%32C*",$ENV{'user.name'}) << 17;
+      my $nameseed=numval($ENV{'user.name'}) << 12;
+      my $domainseed=unpack("%32C*",$ENV{'user.domain'}) << 7;
+      my $courseseed=unpack("%32C*",$ENV{'request.course.id'});
+      my $num=$symbseed+$nameseed+$domainseed+$courseseed+$namechck+$symbchck;
+      #uncommenting these lines can break things!
+      #&Apache::lonxml::debug("$symbseed:$nameseed;$domainseed|$courseseed;$namechck:$symbchck");
+      #&Apache::lonxml::debug("rndseed :$num:$symb");
+      return $num;
+    }
 }
 
 sub ireceipt {