What generates the “text file busy” message in Unix?

Question

What operation generates the error \"text file busy\"? I am unable to tell exactly.

I think it is related to the fact that I\'m creating a temporary python script (u

Answer 1

If trying to build phpredis on a Linux box you might need to give it time to complete modifying the file permissions, with a sleep command, before running the file:

chmod a+x /usr/bin/php/scripts/phpize \
  && sleep 1 \
  && /usr/bin/php/scripts/phpize