Mail Archives: opendos/1997/02/02/20:05:51
On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, Jim Lefavour wrote:
> I agree - the ext2 is the BEST fs that I have seen or heard of by
> far. But to do this, we must first provide for current applications.
Well, how about finding a good middling ground, one which allows for
LFN's, but includes a bit of test code to _ensure_ that selected LFN's
contain a descent 8.3 name within? To expand on this:
Say you have a fully qualified filename called:
> > [...]
> > >I think that OpenDOS should progress in a NEW direction, by adding
> > >somehthing like ext2 support STANDARD. It may not work with old
> connectivity package). We need not only to provide a superior fs,
> but also to provide TRANSPARENT translation for programs accessing
> [snip]
c:/thisone/second.level/real.filename.ext.z
Which the system will hand to a 8.3 program as:
c:\thisone\second.lev\realfile.z
Should you generate a file called:
c:/thisone/second.level/real.filelist.ext.z
The OS complains:
New filename conflicts with prior 8.3 name!
and shows you the conflict. Should you chose to ignore the error, the
system informs you:
Warning! 8.3 programs will only see first occurance of file!
Is this workable?
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