Re: [RFC] File flags handling - proposal for API.

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 16:33:22 +0100 (BST)


> Which programs will break if fstat() returns S_ISREG when there's a
> default file? (Should be ok -- there's a file there after all).

Much of the stuff that does directory walking.

> Note that flexibility can be retained by opening "albod/" (trailing
> slash) to force interpretation as a directory.

Even more flexibility can be obtained by using directories instead of trying
reinvent the file system inside itself.

Alan

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