Hi, On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 6:08 AM, patrick patterson <[email protected]> wrote: > hello all. longtime reader, first time poster > > this is something I have been thinking about for a long time. > I think it needs to be a part of long file name support, which > seems to be pretty messy for compatability (multiple directory > entries to carry extra characters in the name). > > since only 5 bits are used for standard attributes, 3 more could > probably be added, but their meaning would not be clear. if one > of those was an extended attributes flag that would be a start. > > if the ea flag is set, lfn support could do significant redefinition > of directory entry format, at the cost that programs which bypass > lfn access would have problems. if lfn support is done with a redirector > (I confess to weak knowledge of how it is done). this may be able > to trap all access.
Any ideas are highly appreciated, but ... there just aren't enough skilled people to work on this. For instance, I'm nowhere near qualified to hack on file systems stuff in the kernel (and don't have SVN write access anyways). You'd reach a (minmally) more receptive audience at "freedos-kernel" mailing list, not here. Just FYI, though don't get your hopes up. BTW, IIRC, the FreeDOS kernel developers weren't really interested in adding even native LFN support to the kernel. I'm not sure exactly why, but the existence of third-party drivers like DOSLFN (and the fact that the LFN hacks are patented [until 2017?] and still enforced by MS) probably doesn't help. Any other way of doing it would be incompatible (though I guess it could be optional, for those who needed full interoperability), which is typically considered bad. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shape the Mobile Experience: Free Subscription Software experts and developers: Be at the forefront of tech innovation. Intel(R) Software Adrenaline delivers strategic insight and game-changing conversations that shape the rapidly evolving mobile landscape. Sign up now. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63431311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
