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Subject: Re: [9fans] seeking for the truth
From: rog@vitanuova.com
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Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 17:10:12 +0000
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presotto:
> except diff doesn't seek the files it is comparing, only its temps...

actually, diff only makes temp files if it thinks it has to,
which is why diff <{gunzip<x.gz} <{gunzip<y.gz} didn't work
(actually i think the checks are a bit more rigorous now).

> Maybe, need a few days to think about it.  I'm vaguely disturbed by it
> but don't know why.  Perhaps because 9p2000 has no concept of seek and
> having a bit that talks about it seems odd.  Then again that's true of the
> exec permission bit also...

could call it "QTIGNORESOFFSETS" but i couldn't think of anything
in that line that was snappy enough.

rob:
> i can't get excited about this.  you used the word 'hack'
> yourself to describe the result.

it's a hack now. it wouldn't be if there was some system support
for it.