From: Martin Str|mberg <ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se>
Message-Id: <200301121925.h0CJPSM02195@brother.ludd.luth.se>
Subject: Re: fstat, fd_props and inventing inodes [PATCH]
To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 20:25:28 +0100 (MET)
In-Reply-To: <3E21A51E.485C88ED@yahoo.com> from "CBFalconer" at Jan 12, 2003 12:25:50 PM
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According to CBFalconer:
> I am wondering why it is necessary to go to all this trouble. 
> Doesn't the directory entry for any FAT system file include a
> pointer to the first cluster on that drive, and isn't this unique
> and independant of naming tricks?  The addition of 5 bits for
> drive identification should make it unique over the file system. 
> Am I missing something?

Yes. How to get that information. And before you suggest an INT call,
try it in WINDOZE 95 or later, you might be surprised.


Right,

						MartinS