Hi, On Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 03:18:09PM -0700, Eric Blake wrote: > On 12/01/2011 03:00 PM, Peng Yu wrote: > > > >> but few people know that hidden within readlink they will find a > >> file-name canonicalization tool > > > > The reason is "readlink" is not a good name for canonicalization. > > Maybe this really is a case where we want all three names, 'readlink', > 'realpath', and 'relpath', sharing a code base with slightly different > defaults depending on which application you invoke [...] > > I'm hoping that we get enough comments in this thread to make a naming > decision that we can justify as making more sense than any of the other > alternatives that were presented at the same time.
This proposal seems to me the best way forward. Thanks, Erik
