Re: [9fans] blanks in file names

[Dave <dave@dave.tj>]

You're missing the point: With the changes I propose to our kernel,
certain programs will be able to have much simpler logic.  In addition to
undoing the changes in the kernel, you'd have to rewrite the "offending"
program - only manual recoding can accomplish that.

 - Dave


Fco.J.Ballesteros wrote:
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> Really, I make changes now and then; many times after
> trying the resulting binaries I change my mind and
> use yesterday + cp to restore the source back to its
> previous state. Some other times I bind temporary directories
> on top of the sources and make the changes there.
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> You're not going to do that every time you make a change to the
> filesystem.  Besides, that won't undo all the "changes" to all the
> new programs that lack complexity because they don't have to reinvent
> the wheel.
> 
>  - Dave
> 
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> Fco.J.Ballesteros wrote:
> > 
> > >> But above all, I will undo the changes made in this respect to my
> > >> local system if you guys or the system designers choose a different way.
> > ...
> > > Undoing kernel-level changes won't be easy, especially when people start
> > 
> > 9fs dump
> > cp blah blah
> > 
> > Sorry, couldn't resist. I just love this system :-)
> > 
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