Hi, --On February 3, 2008 14:24:12 -0800 Peter Naulls <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Tytgat wrote: [using hardlinks] >> I just happen to have reverted that local change after dismissing this >> as a possible improvement. Or do you know a way to overcome that >> problem ? > Yes, use symlinks ;-) This will do the right thing in almost all > cases. Certainly I've edited symlinked files under a wide variety of > Unix editors, and also via SunFish, with no obvious detriment.
I think the effects would be the same, as I suspect there's an unlink() being called before the "new" file is opened. In this case, a hardlink will have the same effect as a symlink. This essentially depends on the behaviour of the editor involved, of course. Regards, -S- -- _______________________________________________ GCCSDK mailing list [email protected] Bugzilla: http://www.riscos.info/bugzilla/index.cgi List Info: http://www.riscos.info/mailman/listinfo/gcc Main Page: http://www.riscos.info/index.php/GCCSDK
