@@ -50,35 +50,10 @@
 
 (include "common_records.scm")
 
 (define configf:imports "(import commonmod configfmod processmod (prefix mtargs args:))")
 
-(define (configf:write-alist cdat fname)
-  (if (not (common:faux-lock fname))
-      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Could not get lock on " fname))
-  (let* ((dat  (configf:config->alist cdat))
-         (res
-          (begin
-            (with-output-to-file fname ;; first write out the file
-              (lambda ()
-                (pp dat)))
-            
-            (if (common:file-exists? fname)   ;; now verify it is readable
-                (if (configf:read-alist fname)
-                    #t ;; data is good.
-                    (begin
-                      (handle-exceptions
-			  exn
-			(begin
-			  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "deleting " fname " failed, exn=" exn)
-			  #f)
-			(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: content " dat " for cache " fname " is not readable. Deleting generated file.")
-			(delete-file fname))
-                      #f))
-                #f))))
-    (common:faux-unlock fname)
-    res))
 
 ;; pathenvvar will set the named var to the path of the config
 (define (find-and-read-config fname #!key (environ-patt #f)(given-toppath #f)(pathenvvar #f))
   (let* ((curr-dir   (current-directory))
          (configinfo (find-config fname toppath: given-toppath))