+// create_temp_sink / close_temp_sink
+#if defined(__GNUC__) // mkstemp
+
+int create_temp_sink(char *sink_path)
+{
+ return mkstemp(sink_path);
+}
+
+int close_temp_sink(char *sink_path, int sink_fildes)
+{
+ int err;
+ if ((err = close(sink_fildes)) != 0) return err;
+ if ((err = unlink(sink_path)) != 0) return err;
+ return err;
+}
+
+#elif (defined(HAVE_WIN_HACKS) //&& !defined(__GNUC__))
+// windows workaround, where mkstemp does not exist...
+int create_temp_sink(char *templ)
+{
+ int i = 0;
+ static const char letters[] = "abcdefg0123456789";
+ int letters_len = strlen(letters);
+ int templ_len = strlen(templ);
+ if (templ_len == 0) return 0;
+ utils_init_random();
+ for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+ {
+ templ[templ_len - i] = letters[rand() % letters_len];
+ }
+ return 1;
+}
+
+int close_temp_sink(char* sink_path, int sink_fildes) {
+ // the file should be closed when not using mkstemp, no need to open it
+ if (sink_fildes == 0) return 1;
+ return _unlink(sink_path);
+}
+
+#else // windows workaround
+// otherwise, we don't really know what to do yet
+#error "mkstemp undefined, but not on windows. additional workaround required."
+#endif
+
+