Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 07:53:43 +0200
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	Dawe on Mon, 12 Nov 2001 19:50:15 +0000)
Subject: Re: RESEND: Patch to computer st_blksize in struct stat
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> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 19:50:15 +0000
> From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
> 
> Charles Sandmann wrote:
> [snip]
> > > +
> > > +   _fixpath(path, fixed_path);
> > > +   d = tolower(path[0]) - 'a';
> > 
> > Calling fixpath just to get the drive letter seems like overkill here.
> > If the in path has a ':' in the second char we could use it; else get
> > the current drive.
> 
> I thought fixpath() would be needed to cope with joined paths, because I
> thought that the source & target of the join could have different block
> sizes.

_fixpath (or something similar) is also needed if the file name has
the /dev/c/foo or /dev/env/FOO forms.  In these cases, the current
drive is not the right one.

Of course, if the file name with which _get_cached_blksize is called
already has these constructs resolved, then you don't need anything,
including the logic to get the current drive.