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Changed by [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=81228 --- shadow/81228 2007-03-24 18:52:06.000000000 -0500 +++ shadow/81228.tmp.32624 2007-03-24 18:52:06.000000000 -0500 @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +Bug#: 81228 +Product: Mono: Class Libraries +Version: 1.2 +OS: GNU/Linux [Other] +OS Details: +Status: NEW +Resolution: +Severity: +Priority: Minor +Component: System +AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +QAContact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +TargetMilestone: --- +URL: +Cc: +Summary: Set FileAttributes.ReparsePoint for special files + +As I understand it, reparse points are used by Windows for files/ +directories that don't come directly from the file system, but have some +sort of intermediate translation. + +As such, it would be appropriate to also set the +FileAttributes.ReparsePoint flag in FileSystemInfo objects when the file +is a character device, block device, fifo, or socket on a unix system. + +If the ReparsePoint flag were set for these entries, checking this flag +would be enough to establish that an entry requires special action when +the contents is to be inspected, without the need for non-BCL functions. +This is useful when creating a portable C# program to grep through files, +put files in archives, or in my case, to generate checksums. _______________________________________________ mono-bugs maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-bugs
