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Date:	Thu, 10 Jan 2002 22:56:39 +0000
From:	Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To:	DJGPP workers <djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Proposed lstat.c patch for Win2000/XP device bit fix
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Hello.

Charles Sandmann wrote:
> 
> Richard Dawe wrote:
>
> > Also, I have a historical question: why was a 6 byte string magic
> > field chosen, instead of some integer bitfield for options?
> 
> I don't know, but I don't think we should change it now.  I don't know
> if any user programs check this - but it's been documented and available
> for a long time, the overhead is small.

I totally agree that we should maintain binary compatibility, which is why
I didn't even suggest changing it. ;) I'm just curious.

Thanks, bye, Rich =]

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Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]

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