From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-17 16:08:43


"Jeremy Maitin-Shepard" <jbms_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:87llm08dyi.fsf_at_jbms.ath.cx...
> Given though that as the filesystem library is now, this visitor
> algorithm would require platform-specific implementations, thus
making
> the function somewhat of a black box, it perhaps makes sense to wait
> until there is link count and symbolic link support in the main
library
> before adding this visitor algorithm.

I agree, if link count and symbolic link support is in the works (I
haven't been following filesystem development very closely). I'm not
against black boxes, though.

Jonathan