From: dws@cs.wisc.edu (DaviD W. Sanderson)
To: rc@archone.tamu.edu
Subject: Re: path caching
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1992 07:31:50 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9202081331.AA07997@skinner.cs.wisc.edu> (raw)
Since your scheme relies on symbolic links, it won't work on many
systems.
If you want a cache, then I think a purely memory-based cache would be
better.
Simply arrange to clear the cache when $path is assigned to.
No new variables, no new builtins required.
DaviD W. Sanderson (dws@cs.wisc.edu)
next reply other threads:[~1992-02-08 13:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1992-02-08 13:31 DaviD W. Sanderson [this message]
1992-02-09 14:15 ` Scott Merrilees
1992-02-08 22:01 Scott Merrilees
1992-02-08 14:32 ` John Mackin
1992-02-08 17:19 ` Chris Siebenmann
1992-02-09 14:06 ` Scott Merrilees
1992-02-09 18:55 ` Matthew Farwell
1992-02-10 13:34 ` Scott Merrilees
1992-02-12 17:32 ` Matthew Farwell
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