+ wxCHECK_MSG( m_impl, false, wxT("must call Create() first") );
+
+ const pid_t lockerPid = m_impl->GetLockerPID();
+
+ if ( !lockerPid )
+ {
+ // we failed to open the lock file, return false as we're definitely
+ // not sure that another our process is running and so it's better not
+ // to prevent this one from starting up
+ return false;
+ }