From: Martin Stromberg <Martin DOT Stromberg AT lu DOT erisoft DOT se>
Message-Id: <199911181326.OAA08059@propus.lu.erisoft.se>
Subject: Re: Symlink file format
To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 14:26:47 +0100 (MET)
In-Reply-To: <38330E0D.5D927A2C@softhome.net> from "Laurynas Biveinis" at Nov 17, 99 10:20:30 pm
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> 
> Hello,
> 
> I want to freeze %subj% now, because any its change requires too
> much recompiling. So, if anyone has any suggestions or objections,
> _please_ tell them now.
> 
> Current format: every symlink file has fixed size - 510 bytes.
> No attributes are set.
> First 10 bytes: string <!symlink>
> Then follow symlink target filename, newline character (symlink
> file I/O is done in binary mode).
> Later follow spaces to ensure 510 bytes file size.

May I suggest something like "\nThis is space filler to make the symlink file
510 bytes long: xxxxxxxxxxxx..." after the symlink target filename?

(What's wrong with 511 or 509?)


Right,

							MartinS