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Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 21:59:57 +0100
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: inode problem in `rm'
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Hello.

Charles Sandmann wrote:
[snip]
> Since our inodes are not very reliable, and the security issues under
> a DJGPP port are not as big an issue, I believe we should remove this
> code from the DJGPP ports.

I've never seen this problem on Windows '98 SE, so I believe it's
2k/XP-specific. I'm not going to be able to produce an update for fileutils
4.1 anytime in the next two weeks - I have no spare time for that.

Andrew: Do you have any spare time? If so, could upload a new version of
fileutils 4.1 with this check #ifdef'd out. I seem to remember that you did
this once before.

> At the very least put filutils 4.0 back in the current directory, since
> it's rm works.

If someone would like to support fileutils 4.0, then please do. But I have no
time for maintaining it. (I barely have any time for DJGPP these days.)

Bye, Rich =]

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