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From: dws@cs.wisc.edu (DaviD W. Sanderson)
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Subject: Re: path caching
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Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1992 07:31:50 -0600
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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)